![]() 9 It was marked out as “Kling Chapel” in Lieutenant Philip Jackson's first town plan of Singapore drawn up in 1823, and published in 1828. In 1823, the present South Bridge Road site was granted. The British East India Company had allotted a plot on Telok Ayer Street for a Hindu temple, but it was deemed unsuitable as freshwater supply required for rituals were unavailable nearby. ![]() With the assistance of Raffles, he revived his business in Commercial Square (later renamed Raffles Place). 7 Pillai’s business suffered greatly in 1822 when a fire destroyed his shop on Cross Street. Pillai was a government clerk from Penang 6 who accompanied Stamford Raffles to Singapore in 1819. 4 Sri Mariamman Temple, managed by the Hindu Endowments Board, was gazetted as a national monument on 28 June 1973. 3 Originally a wood-and-attap structure, the temple was reconstructed with bricks in 1843. 2 The temple was established by Indian pioneer Naraina Pillai (also spelt Narayana Pillay) in 1827. 1 Commonly referred to as Mariamman Kovil (“Mariamman Temple” in Tamil), the temple was constructed for the worship of Goddess Mariamman by immigrants from the Nagapattinam and Cuddalore districts of South India. Sri Mariamman Temple on South Bridge Road is the oldest Hindu temple in Singapore.
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