Hinduism in Singapore
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Hindu religion and culture in Singapore can be traced to the 7th century AD, when Temasek was a trading post of Hindu-Buddhist Srivijaya empire. A millennium later, a wave of immigrants from southern
Depictions of Dravidian Hindu art on the gopuram (entrance tower) of Sri Mariamman Temple, Singapore, dedicated to the Hindu goddess of rain; Mariamman.
Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple
Sri Mariamman Temple, Singapore
Ramakrishna Mission, Singapore
The Sri Mariamman Temple is Singapore's first and oldest Hindu temple. It is an agamic temple, built in the Dravidian style. Located at 244 South Bridge Road, in the downtown Chinatown district, the t
Hinduism in Singapore
…The temples also served to hold the community together, being a source of comfort to those far away in a foreign land. The first verifiable temple, Sri Mariamman Temple in Chinatown, was built as early as 1827 by Narayana Pillai, a clerk to Sir Stamford Raffles; it was dedicated to the Hindu goddess Mariamman, an…
The gopuram (entrance tower) of Sri Mariamman Temple
Main hallway and altar
A line drawing of Sri Mariamman Temple
The Sri Mariamman Temple in 1960