Sri Veeramakaliamman Temple – Singapore

Address

Sri Veeramakaliamman Temple – Singapore

141 Serangoon Rd,

 Singapore 218042.Phone: +65 6293 4634

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Sri Veeramakaliamman

Introduction

 Sri Veeramakaliamman Temple also known earlier as Soonambu Kambam Kovil, is a Kali temple located in the middle of Little India in the southern part of Singapore. The temple started as a shrine dedicated to the goddess Kali in 1855 before a temple was built by Bengali laborers in 1881.  Images of Kali within the temple show her wearing a garland of skulls and ripping out the insides of her victims, and Kali sharing more peaceful family moments with her sons Ganesha and Murugan.

Puranic Significance 

The temple is built in 1881. The building is constructed in the style of South Indian Tamil temples common in Tamil Nadu as opposed to the style of Northeastern Indian Kali temples in Bengal, where her worship is extremely widespread but the style of temple construction differs considerably. This temple has also been used to shelter people from Japanese air raids during the horrid period of World War 2.

Century/Period

1881

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Nearest Airport

Singapore

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