Sri Krishnan Temple

Established on Waterloo Street in 1870. Sri Krishnan Temple is the only South Indian Hindu temple in Singapore dedicated exclusively to Sri Krishna and his consort Rukmini.

Many Chinese devotees also light joss sticks at Sri Krishnan Temple. The management of Sri Krishnan Temple thus decided to build an altar dedicated to Guan Yin, the Goddess of Mercy, within the temple grounds.

The temple was built in a classic Southern Indian style, following the Agama Sastra, which prescribes the rules for the construction of temples. Its main entrance is decorated with statues depicting the ten incarnations of the Hindu deity Vishnu, a wedding scene, and Garuda, Vishnu’s mount. The gopuram (main entrance tower) is double-sided and decorated with statues studded with semi-precious stones.