Tuesday, March 30, 2021

Rediscover Singapore - Sri Murugan Hill Temple

It was at Lam San Village where a plumber spotted a divine structure that resembles a shrine of Sri Muneeswaran and in 1962 with the support of the villagers, many of them are RAF employees who conduct their first puja to mark the founding of the shrine. A year later while clearing the site a fire was started accidentally and spread to the neighbouring huts, a report was made by the landowners and all activities was halted and no prayers were conducted and the place fell into neglect. In 1973 the temple was granted a temporary licence and a month later the temple was registered as Murugan Hill Temple at Sungei Tengah Road, among Hindus it was called Murugan Thirukkundram. The temple had a unique structure, quite unlike any temple in Singapore. There is a basement doubling as a wedding hall  the temple was closed when I visited the place due to renovation,