Sri Veeramakaliamman Temple
- Sri Veeramakaliamman Temple
Sri Veeramakaliamman Temple (Tamil: ஸ்ரீ வீரமாகாளியம்மன் கோவில்;Chinese: 维拉马卡卡拉曼庙) is one of the most popular Hindu temples in Singapore, probably due to its location in the middle of Little India in the southern part of Singapore.
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 Ganesh, 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.
External links
* [http://www.sriveeramakaliamman.com/ Official site]
* [http://www.visitsingapore.com/publish/stbportal/en/home/what_to_see/places_of_worship/veeramakaliamman_temple.html Uniquely Singapore website]
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