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Sri
Manmatha
Karuneshvarar
Temple
(Tamil:
ஸ்ரீ
மன்மத
காருணீஸ்வரர்
கோவில்)
or
Sivan
Temple
is
a
Hindu
temple
for
Sri
Manmatha
Karuneshvarar
Sivan
or
Shiva
as
the
presiding
deity
located
on
Kallang
Road
in
Singapore.
The
temple
was
established
on
1
January
1888
on
a
lease
from
the
Governor
of
the
Straits
Settlements
for
the
Tamil
community
as
a
place
of
worship,
this
temple
is
known
to
its
devotees
as
the
Kallang
Gasworks
Sivan
Temple.
It
was
established
soon
after
the
Municipal
Gasworks
of
depot
was
set
up
in
Kallang
Road.
The
large
number
of
Hindu
employees
started
a
shrine
and
installed
the
main
deity
to
seek
its
protection
as
well
as
to
sustain
their
Hindu
traditions
and
values.
The
temple
is
serene
and
celebrates
all
Indian
Saivaite
festivals
in
a
grand
scale.
Even
though
the
Indian
origin
population
around
the
temple
is
scarce,
there
is
a
strong
following
in
the
temple.
Lord
Siva
is
the
destroyer
while
his
consort,
Parvati,
is
looked
upon
as
an
almighty
Mother
figure
that
pleads
to
Lord
Siva
on
the
behalf
of
mankind
and
creatures.
However,
even
though
he
represents
destruction,
Lord
Siva
is
viewed
as
a
positive
force
or
even
the
Destroyer
of
Evil,
since
creation
follows
destruction.
Lord
Siva
has
five
jobs
creator,
preserver,
destroyer,
hiding
the
sins
and
blessing.
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