Singapore is home to endless architectural and cultural delights and the area known as Little India is no exception.
We’re heading to one of the most historic, colourful temples in the area – Sri Veeramakaliamman Temple.
The temple, found onSerangoon Road is one of the oldest temples in Singapore.
The incredibly ornate entrance is known as a Rajagopuram – a tall pyramidal tower built at the main entrance to a Hindu temple.
Built by Indian pioneers who came to work and live here the temple was the first in the serangoon area and became a focus of early Indian Social Cultural activities there.
From the incredibly ornate facade to the colourful interior, the temple is a riot of celebration and human interactions.
One of Singapore’s oldest Hindu temples the Sri Veeramakaliamman Temple is dedicated to the goddess and destroyer of evil, Kali – or Sri Veeramakaliamman.
Outside in the courtyard, a cornucopia of deities can be found in inglenooks, around the roofline and in every conceivable colour.
Each figure represents a particular deity, that offers a different blessing to their devotees.
Incredibly the images above are actually statues not paintings – the level of detail is incredible.
Very colourful photos! While I myself have been based in Singapore for a number of years now, I’ve not completely explored Little India. Your post has given me a great sneak peek into the things I’ve been missing! Now I definitely would love to have a bit of a wander through the area.
Thanks so much for sharing, and keep up that travel spirit! 🙂
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I’m glad to have inspired you! It’s such a wonderful, colourful place to visit 🙂
Informative, thnx