Sri Veeramakaliamman Temple

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Sri Veeramakalimman Temple
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Sri Veeramakalimman Temple

Sri Veeramakaliamman Temple (Chinese: 维拉马卡卡拉曼庙; Tamil: ஸ்ரீ வீரமாகாளியம்மன் கோவில்) is one of the most popular Hindu temples in Singapore, probably due to its location in the middle Little India in the southern part of Singapore.

The Sri Veeramakaliamman Temple is dedicated to Kali, Shiva's bloodthirsty consort, who epitomises the struggle against evil. 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 hapless victims, and Kali sharing more peaceful family moments with her sons Ganesh, the elephant god, and Murugan, the child god.

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