Sri Manmatha Karuneshvarar Temple - Singapore

Address

Sri Manmatha Karuneshvarar Temple – Singapore

226 Kallang Rd, Singapore 339096

Moolavar

Karuneshvarar

Introduction

Sri Manmatha Karuneshvarar Temple is a Shiva temple for Sri Manmatha Karuneshvarar Sivan or Shiva as the presiding deity located on Kallang Road in Singapore.

Puranic Significance

The temple was established on 1 January 1888 on a lease from the Governor of the Straits Settlements for the Tamil community as a place of worship, this temple is known to its devotees as the Kallang Gasworks Sivan Temple. It was established soon after the Municipal Gasworks of depot was set up in Kallang Road. The large number of employees started a shrine and installed the main deity to seek its protection as well as to sustain their traditions and values.

Further renovations were carried out in 1974 and the sons of V. Parkirisamy and grandsons of V. Narayanasamy are now managing the Temple.

Lord Siva is the destroyer while his consort, Parvati, is looked upon as an almighty Mother figure that pleads to Lord Siva on the behalf of mankind and creatures. However, even though he represents destruction, Lord Siva is viewed as a positive force or even the Destroyer of Evil, since creation follows destruction. Lord Siva has five jobs creator, preserver, destroyer, hiding the sins and blessing.