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Siong Lim Temple, also known as Lian Shan Shuang Lin Monastery (traditional Chinese: 蓮山雙林寺; simplified Chinese: 莲山双林寺), is a Buddhist monastery located in Toa Payoh, Singapore, next to the Pan Island Expressway.
In the year 1860, this temple was established as a very small temple at the junction of Killiney road and Orchard road in Singapore. Later in the year 1921, due to traffic regulations, the temple was reconstructed on Somerset road. And again in the year 1982, the temple was reconstructed at the present place in Toa Payoh.
The Burmese Buddhist Temple (BBT) was founded by a Burmese man named U Thar Hnin, also known as Tang Sooay Chin, at 17 Kinta Road (off Serangoon Road) in 1875. In 1878, U Thar Hnin donated the temple to U Kyaw Gaung (also known as Khoo Teogou), a traditional Burmese physician. [ 2 ]
Sri Mariamman Temple, Singapore South Bridge Road (biggest and the oldest temple in Singapore) Sri Ruthra Kaliamman Temple, 100 Depot Road, Singapore 109670; Sri Vadapathira Kaliamman Temple, 555 Serangoon Road, Singapore 218174; Sri Veerama Kaliamman Temple, 141 Serangoon Road, Singapore 218042; Vairavimada Kaliamman Temple, Toa Payoh
Toa Payoh, in Hokkien, translates as "big swamp" (with toa meaning "big" and payoh meaning "swamp"). The Malay word for swamp is paya. It is the Chinese equivalent of Paya Lebar, which translates to "big swamp land". Toa Payoh's old Chinese name, was known as Ang Chiang San (alternatively An Xiang Shan) or "burial hill". The area was called as ...
Toa Payoh Vairavimada Kaliamman Temple; W. Whitley Secondary School; Woodsville Interchange This page was last edited on 18 April 2013, at 21:43 (UTC). Text is ...
Sri Siva Durga Temple (Tamil: ஸ்ரீ சிவதுர்கா கோவில்) is a temple for the god Shiva and Durga who are the presiding deities located in the Potong Pasir subzone of the Toa Payoh planning area, Singapore.
The subzone of Lorong 8 Toa Payoh was known as "Kallang", possibly due to its location on either side of the Kallang River. The subzone was later renamed to its current name, taken after a nearby road of the same name, and is a constituent part of Toa Payoh Planning Area .