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The oldest parts of the existing brick structure date to 1843, and additions and alterations were subsequently made at various points in the history of the temple. It is believed that most of this work, especially the elaborate plaster sculptures and ornamentation, were produced by skilled craftsmen from the Nagapattinam and Cuddalore districts ...
Sri Krishnan Temple (Tamil: ஸ்ரீ கிருஷ்ணன் கோயில், transl. Srī kiruṣṇaṉ kōyil) is a Hindu temple in Singapore. [1] Built in 1870 and gazetted as a national monument of Singapore in 2014, it is one of Singapore's oldest temples and is the only South Indian temple in Singapore dedicated to Krishna and his consort Rukmini.
Sree Maha Mariamman Temple, 251 Yishun Avenue 3, Singapore 769061 [5] Sri Mariamman Temple, Singapore South Bridge Road (biggest and the oldest temple in Singapore) Sri Ruthra Kaliamman Temple, 100 Depot Road, Singapore 109670; Sri Vadapathira Kaliamman Temple, 555 Serangoon Road, Singapore 218174
A wedding hall was constructed and was officially opened on 19 June 1965 by the first president of Singapore, Yusof Ishak. In the period that followed, on the advice of elders, the temple's main deity was changed from Narasimha Perumal to Srinivasa Perumal and the temple was renamed as Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple. [2]
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. Different communities have also established their own temples in Singapore.
In 1909, the Ceylon Tamils who had grown in number to about 300 families, formed the Singapore Ceylon Tamils’ Association (SCTA). In 1913, a Management Committee of four persons was formed to renovate the premises for the growing number of devotees. In 1923, the SCTA assisted the Temple by purchasing the land on which the Temple stands today.
In 1984, the temple underwent renovation under the leadership of Mr. SLP Mohan and held a 48-day-long consecration ceremony. The renovation included two 4.2m statues of Garuda and Hanuman, at the entrance of the temple, said to be the first in Singapore and Asia. [4] [5] In 2015, the temple underwent $2 million in renovations.
The temple started as a shrine dedicated to the Hindu goddess Kali and Parvati [2] in 1855 before a temple was built by Bengali labourers in 1881. [ 1 ] Architecture