Central Sikh Temple
A gurdwara at Towner Road, by the junction with Serangoon Road, first established in 1912 and moved to this site in 1986 after several earlier homes. A large dome crowns the prayer hall, and its langar serves free meals to anyone who comes.
- Where
- Singapore, Singapore
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 1.3188, 103.8604
Get the Central Sikh Temple stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Central Sikh Temple. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Singapore volume with your photos and a note.
Near Central Sikh Temple
Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple 0.8 km
A temple to Vishnu on Serangoon Road in Little India, founded in 1855 by early Tamil settlers. Its 20 metre gopuram, added in 1966, shows the god's incarnations, and the Thaipusam procession sets out from here each year.
Sri Veeramakaliamman Temple 1.5 km
A temple to Kali in the middle of Little India, begun as a shrine in 1855 and built up as a temple by Bengali labourers in 1881. Its tower of painted figures rises over Serangoon Road, and it was known in its early days as Soonambu Kambam Kovil.
Little India 1.5 km
The Tamil heart of Singapore, known in the community as Tekka, across the river from Chinatown. Its markets, flower-garland stalls and temples are at their busiest during Deepavali and Thaipusam, when the streets fill with lights and processions.
Abdul Gaffoor Mosque 1.8 km
A mosque on Dunlop Street in Little India, built in 1910 by Shaik Abdul Gaffoor on the site of a smaller wooden mosque. Above its entrance is a sunburst crest of Arabic calligraphy, and it has been a national monument since 1979.
Masjid Hajjah Fatimah 1.8 km
A mosque on Beach Road in Kampong Glam, built in the 1840s by a Malacca-born noblewoman, Hajjah Fatimah. Its minaret leans slightly and looks more like a church steeple, a mix of European and Malay styles that makes it unlike any other mosque in the city.
Masjid Sultan 1.9 km
The principal mosque of Kampong Glam, first built in 1826 and rebuilt in its present form in 1932. Its golden domes stand at the end of Bussorah Street, and it is the best-known mosque in the country and a national monument.
Kampong Glam 1.9 km
The old Malay and Muslim quarter north of the river, gathered around the golden domes of Sultan Mosque. Its lanes of shophouses hold textile merchants, perfume sellers and cafés, with Arab Street and Haji Lane at its heart.
Haji Lane 2.0 km
A narrow lane of shophouses in Kampong Glam, painted with bold murals and given over to independent shops, bars and cafés. It is short enough to walk end to end in a few minutes, and is at its busiest after dark.
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Questions
Where is Central Sikh Temple?
Central Sikh Temple is in Singapore, Singapore. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple (0.8 km), Sri Veeramakaliamman Temple (1.5 km), Little India (1.5 km).
How do I get the Central Sikh Temple stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Central Sikh Temple and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Singapore volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Central Sikh Temple before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Singapore volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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