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| Sri Thendayuthapani Temple | |
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 Sri Thendayuthapani Temple in 2009 | |
| Type | Hindu Temple |
| Location | 15 Tank Road, Singapore 238065 |
| Coordinates | 1°17′40″N103°50′27″E / 1.2943222°N 103.840853°E /1.2943222; 103.840853 |
| Built | 1859; 166 years ago (1859) |
| Designated | 20 October 2014; 10 years ago (2014-10-20) |
| Reference no. | 67 |
.svg)  Location of Sri Thendayuthapani Temple in Singapore | |
TheSri Thendayuthapani Temple, better known as theChettiars' Temple,[1] is one of Singapore Hindu community's most important monuments. The temple was built by theChettiars (Indian moneylenders) atTank Road in 1859 and managed by theChettiars' Temple Society. The temple was reconstructed in 1983 and renovated in 2022. The temple was gazetted as aNational monument of Singapore on 20 October 2014.[2]
The Shaivite temple is dedicated toMuruga.[3]
On the eve ofThaipusam, the statue of Murugan is paraded from the temple through the city toSri Layan Sithi Vinayagar Temple, another Chettiar temple located atKeong Saik Road inChinatown, and then back to Sri Thendayuthapani Temple. On Thaipsuam, devotees will walk fromSri Srinivasa Perumal Temple on Serangoon Road, with their bodies pierced by hooks, spears and spiked steel structures calledkavadi, or carrypaal kudams (milk pots) on their heads, to Sri Thendayuthapani Temple as an act of penance in gratitude to Lord Murugan for granting their prayers of supplication.
In 1859, the Sri Thendayuthapani Temple was constructed at Tank Road for worship for the Hindu deity, Lord Muruga, by the Chettiar community in Singapore.[1][4]
In the late 1970s, it was decided to reconstruct the temple at a cost of S$3.3 million which is paid by the Chettiar community.[1] The reconstruction was done by 1983 and was consecrated on 24 November 1983.[1]
In 2022, the temple was renovated, including reconstructing theMeenakshi Amman sanctum, replacement of temple floors and repainting the sanctum walls and columns, at a cost of about $1 million.[3]
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| Gazetted in 2010s |
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| Gazetted in 2020s |
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