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This is a list of Hindu temples in Singapore. A characteristic of most temples is the presence of murtis (or statues) of the Hindu deity to whom the temple is dedicated. They are usually dedicated to a single presiding deity, and other deities associated with the main deity.
Siong Lim Temple is the common Hokkien or Fukien name of the (Lian Shan) Shuang Lin Monastery (Chinese: (蓮山)雙林寺; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Liân-san-siang-lîm-sī), pinyin: (Lián Shān) Shuāng Lín sì), which literally means "Twin Grove of the Lotus Mountain Temple". [4]
The Sakya Muni Buddha Gaya Temple is one of the most prominent and widely visited Buddhist temples in Singapore, [5] often referred to as the Temple of 1,000 Lights.It features a 15-meter high statue of a seated Buddha, which weighs nearly 300 tons, as well as many smaller Buddha images and murals depicting the life of Gautama Buddha.
Pages in category "Hindu temples in Singapore" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *
The Burmese Buddhist Temple (BBT) was founded by a Burmese man named U Thar Hnin, also known as Tang Sooay Chin, at 17 Kinta Road (off Serangoon Road) in 1875.In 1878, U Thar Hnin donated the temple to U Kyaw Gaung (also known as Khoo Teogou), a traditional Burmese physician. [2]
Thian Hock Keng [1] (Chinese: 天福宮; pinyin: Tiānfú Gōng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Thian-hok-keng or the Tianfu Temple, literally "Palace of Heavenly Happiness"), [2] is a temple built for the worship of Mazu, a Chinese sea goddess, located in Singapore.
Taoist temples in Singapore (8 P) Pages in category "Temples in Singapore" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
There are 3 Hindu temples which are gazetted as national monuments of Singapore. The Sri Mariamman Temple was the first Hindu temple to become a national monument in 1973, [13] the Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple in 1978 [14] and the Sri Thendayuthapani Temple in 2014. [15] [16] Ramakrishna Mission, Singapore Deepavali decoration on Serangoon Road ...