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Places of Worship in Singapore
Singapore being a cosmopolitan city has different places of worship and temples lead the list with different kinds like Chinese, Buddhist and Hindu.
Temples
A large population of Singapore consists of Chinese and Hindus. So there there are a large number of Chinese and Hindu temples
Chinese / Buddhist Temples
- Amitabha Buddhist Centre
- Buddha Tooth Relic Temple
- Burmese Buddhist Temple
- Jin Long Si Temple
- Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Temple
- Lian Shan Shuang Lin Temple
- Poh Ern Shih Temple
- Sakya Muni Buddha Gaya Temple
- Siong Lim Temple
- Thian Hock Keng
Hindu Temples
- Arulmigu Murugan Hindu Temple
- Arulmigu Velmurugan Gnanamuneeswarar Temple
- Ganesh temple
- Holy Tree Sri Balasubramaniam Temple
- Sri Krishna Bagawan Temple
- Sri Lakshmi Narayanan Temple
- Sri Mariamman Temple
- Sri Senpaga Vinayagar Temple
- Sri Siva Krishna Temple
- Sri Thandayuthapani Temple
Mosques
Malays live in great number in Singapore and most Malays are Muslims. Thus Muslims play a great role in Singaporean demographics. Main mosques in Singapore are
- Abdul Gaffoor Mosque
- Hajjah Fatimah Mosque
- Jamae Chulia Mosque
- Sultan Mosque
Churches
Most Chinese living in Singapore follow Buddhism but some of them are Catholic and Christians. Therefore, the city has churches too.
- Armenian Church
- St Andrew's Cathedral
- St Joseph's Church
- Telok Ayer Chinese Methodist Church
Besides all these places of worship, Singapore also has Maghain Aboth Synagogue for Jewish community and Central Sikh Temple for Sikh community. |
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