Sasanaramsi Burmese Buddhist Temple

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Two white lion-like chinthe statues guard the steps of a gold-trimmed Burmese temple on Tai Gin Rd, Singapore

Next door to the Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall, this towering temple is guarded by two chinthes (lion-like figures) and houses a beautiful 3.5m tall white-marble Buddha statue, decorated somewhat bizarrely with a "halo" of different-colored LED lights.

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