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Naraka Chaturdashi (also known as Kali Chaudas, Narak Chaudas, Roop Chaudas, Choti Diwali, [1] Narak Nivaran Chaturdashi and Bhoot Chaturdashi) is an annual Hindu festival that falls on Chaturdashi (the 14th day) of the Krishna Paksha in the Hindu calendar month of Ashvin (according to the amanta tradition) or Kartika (according to the ...
The Sri Thendayuthapani Temple, better known as the Chettiars' Temple, [1] is one of Singapore Hindu community's most important monuments. The temple was built by the Chettiars (Indian moneylenders) at Tank Road in 1859 and managed by the Chettiars' Temple Society. The temple was reconstructed in 1983 and renovated in 2022.
This is a list of Hindu temples in Singapore. A characteristic of most temples is the presence of murtis (or statues) of the Hindu deity to whom the temple is dedicated. They are usually dedicated to a single presiding deity, and other deities associated with the main deity.
• Diwali, or Lakshmi Puja: The third day of the festival is what people typically think of as Diwali. Families gather to exchange gifts, feast on scrumptious dishes and indulge in sweets.
Diwali is also a major cultural event for the Hindu, Sikh, and Jain diaspora. [29] [30] [31] The main day of the festival of Diwali (the day of Lakshmi Puja) is an official holiday in Fiji, [32] Guyana, [33] India, Malaysia, [b] [34] Mauritius, Myanmar, [35] Nepal, [36] Pakistan, [37] Singapore, [38] Sri Lanka, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago [39 ...
In 1909, the Ceylon Tamils who had grown in number to about 300 families, formed the Singapore Ceylon Tamils’ Association (SCTA). In 1913, a Management Committee of four persons was formed to renovate the premises for the growing number of devotees. In 1923, the SCTA assisted the Temple by purchasing the land on which the Temple stands today.
People perform puja to puttas or ant hills (which are homes for snakes) with milk, kumkum, turmeric, vibhuti, offering made of sweets made by a mixture of jaggery and black sesame seeds and also with jaggery and white sesame seeds, mixture of unboiled rice and black sesame seeds and finally, eggs. People drop these things into the ant hill.
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