Shiva as Viswanathar, with Parvati as VisalatchiModern (diaspora)North Indian exterior with Tamil Shaivite interior
Sacred since
1850 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
present temple 1993
Modern (diaspora)
History & significance
A Tamil Shaiva Siddhanta temple that stood at Dhoby Ghaut from about 1850 until 1983, spent a decade in a transit temple on Serangoon Road, and was rebuilt at Geylang East for S$6 million on an octagonal plan consecrated in May 1993. Its towers follow North Indian design while worship inside follows Tamil Shaivite custom, an unusual pairing in Singapore.