Sri Mariamman Temple

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  • Address
    244 South Bridge Rd, Chinatown
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  • Phone
    6223 4064
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  • Transport
    underground rail: Chinatown

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Paradoxically in the middle of Chinatown, Sri Mariamman is the oldest Hindu temple in Singapore, originally built in 1823, then rebuilt in 1843. You can't miss the incredible technicolour 1930s gopuram (tower) above the entrance, key to the temple's South-Indian Dravidian style. Sacred cow sculptures graze the boundary walls, while the gopuram is covered in over-the-top images of Brahma the creator, Vishnu the preserver and Shiva the destroyer.

In October each year the temple hosts the Thimithi Festival - devotees queue along South Bridge Rd to hot-foot it over burning coals.