SINGAPORE, September 4, 2024 (Sentinel): Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple, is one of the oldest and largest Hindu temples in Singapore, located in the locality of Little India, which has a large population of Indian nationals. The temple dates back to the late 1800s. This was a time when influential community leaders like Arunachala Pillay, Cootaperumal Pillay, Ramasamy Pillay, Appasamy Pillay, Chockalingam Pillay and Ramasamy Jamidar, all had close working links with the East India Company, and wanted to build a Hindu temple for Vaishnavite worship. These men came together to purchase a piece of land measuring two acres from the East India Company in 1851 for 26 rupees and 8 annas (about 31 cents in today’s US dollars). Notably, the Indian currency was used in Singapore at that time. The temple built in 1885 was referred to as the Narasinga Perumal Kovil.

Following the construction of the original temple structure, two adjoining parcels of land were later obtained for the temple’s needs. In 1894, devotees Moona Sithumbaram Pillay and Vinasithamby Murugesu purchased a 25,792 square foot piece of land and donated it to the temple. The second piece of adjoining land measuring 3,422 square feet was obtained by the Mohammedan and Hindu Endowments Board, MHEB, from the East India Company on August 15, 1912, on a 999-year lease at an annual fee of 1 Straits Settlement dollar. In 1966 many elders advised that the main Deity of the temple be changed from the imposing Lord Narasimha to the gracious Lord Srinivasa Perumal. The temple was thus renamed Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple.

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