Century-Old Hindu Temple is Singapore's 67th National Monument

A 155-year-old Hindu temple in Singapore was on Monday declared the 67th national monument of the country, becoming the third Hindu temple on the list.

The Sri Thendayuthapani Temple, built in 1859 by the Nattukottai Chettiars, was gazetted by the National Heritage Board (NHB) as a national monument.

The board said the temple is socially, culturally, historically and architecturally significant.

Known to be pioneers of modern banking, the Chettiars who centred their economic and religious activities around the temple first arrived in Singapore in the early 1800s, and were traders, merchant bankers and financiers.

It is the third Hindu temple to be part of the list.

The Sri Thendayuthapani Temple was established in 1859, rebuilt in the early 1980s, completed in 1983, and consecrated later that year.

The temple was re-consecrated on November 27, 2009 after its latest renovations, following the Hindu tradition of renewing temple buildings every 12 years.

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