Sri Thendayuthapani Temple is located in 15 Tank Rd, Singapore 238065.
The temple opens
between 7:00 am–12 pm in the morning and again at 5:30– 8.30 pm in the evening daily.
At the time writing, this temple is still undergoing some renovations, hence
the temple deities were transferred to a temporary shelter towards the right-hand
side of the temple and still worshipped. We hope to be able to return to this
temple after its renovations are completed.
The Sri Thendayuthapani
temple is quite a large temple when comparing with other temples in Singapore. This
temple was completed in 1984 and it replaces an earlier temple built by Chettiars.
Hence this temple is also called “Chettiar’s temple”. This temple was included
as a National Monument of Singapore in late 2014.
As the name
suggests, this temple is dedicated to Lord Murugan. It’s worth noting that, although Thaipusam kavadi’s
are celebrated throughout Singapore, the biggest Thaipusam celebration happens
at this temple. Devotees carry kavadis, starting from Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple located along 397 Serangoon Rd, Singapore 218123 and end their trip at
this temple. It is a significant effort from the government of Singapore to
block numerous busy roads, and accommodate this celebration.
Sri Thendayuthapani
Temple is easily accessible with MRT (Fort Canning Station) as well as several
busses. It also has curb-side parking right in-front of the temple along with a
larger carpark across the road near Fort Canning Park.
You can
also see this temple featured on two YouTube videos. The first video has the Thaipusam
celebrations of 2023 and the second is an on-going series where we visit
temples in Singapore. In that series, we visit Sri Thendayuthapani Temple, followed by Sri Layan Sithi Vinayagar Temple
and Sri Mariamman Temple.
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