Experts' Choice Award Sri Mariamman Temple
What the experts agree on
Singapore's oldest Hindu temple (built 1823) sits unexpectedly in Chinatown, featuring an extraordinarily ornate gopuram and intricate deity statues that blend beauty with mystique.
“Both beautiful and creepy, it is full of intricacies and mystery.”
– Afar Magazine
Fodor's "Singapore's oldest Hindu temple has a pagoda-like entrance topped by one of the most ornate gopurams (pyramidal gateway towers) you're likely to ever see outside of South India." Full review
Frommer's "As the oldest Hindu temple in Singapore, Sri Mariamman has been the central point of Hindu tradition and culture." Full review
Lonely Planet "Paradoxically in the middle of Chinatown, this is the oldest Hindu temple in Singapore, originally built in 1823, then rebuilt in 1843." Full review
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"Sri Mariamman Temple, the oldest Hindu temple in the city, is decorated with a host of multicoloured statues of divinities. A must-see during your tour of Singapore's Chinatown." Full review
Atlas Obscura "Singapore's oldest Hindu temple. " Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "What's the story behind this place?This is Singapore's oldest Hindu temple, set—paradoxically—in the middle of Chinatown. It's a religious, cultural and social center for Hindus, who come..." Full review
Time Out "Oddly enough, the oldest Hindu temple in Singapore is smack in the middle of Chinatown. It was built (as a humble shed) in 1827 by Naraina Pillai, the first recorded Indian immigrant to..." Full review
Rough Guide "The annual fire-walking festival is centred on the Sri Mariamman temple, a Hindu shrine that, in true multicultural Singore style, hpens to be in the heart of Chinatown. Dramatic Hindu..."
Condé Nast Traveler "Sri Mariamman Temple is the oldest Hindu temple in Singore, and one of the most recognizable, with its imposing six-tier gopuram (entrance tower) covered in colorful sculptures of gods..."
Condé Nast Traveler "Tell me: What’s this place all about?
Sri Mariamman Temple is the oldest Hindu temple in Singapore, and one of the most recognizable, with its imposing six-tier gopuram (entrance tower)..." Full review
