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Sri Veeramakaliamman Temple is one of Singapore's oldest Hindu temples and is located in the heart of Little India.
With its colorful and intricately designed figures and details, the temple remains one of the most spectacular sights in Singapore.
October 23, 2019
The Sri Veeramakaliamman Temple is dedicated to the Hindu goddess Kali, fierce embodiment of Shakti and the god Shiva's wife, Parvati. Kali has always been popular in Bengal, the birthplace of the labourers who built this temple 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.
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.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Veeramakaliamman_Temple
October 30, 2019
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