Sri Senpaga Vinayagar Temple

Sri Senpaga Vinayagar Temple, Singapore

Sri Senpaga Vinayagar Temple

Temple

About

This temple was built by Ceylon Tamils. It began in an attap shed under a champak ("senpaga" in Tamil) tree in 1875, located near the discovery site of a statue of Vinayagar (the deity Ganesha).

National Heritage Board, Historic Sites (open data, Singapore Open Data Licence).

Facts and sources

Names
EN Sri Senpaga Vinayagar Temple中文 圣帕加维那雅加庙한국어 스리 센파가 비나야가르 사원 Wikidata Q7586260; Korean by DealSingapore (NIKL loanword rules)
Heritage
Historic Site (marked by NHB) National Heritage Board, record updated 2026-04-14
Planning area
Marine Parade URA Master Plan 2025
Opening hours
Not in our sources: see the official site NHB lists and Wikidata, read 2026-10-01
Official site
senpaga.org.sg/index.aspWikidata
Data
/api/sight/sri-senpaga-vinayagar-temple.json The same facts as JSON, for apps and AI agents

Getting there

Marine Parade · Exit 2 The exit nearest this place, 413 m in a straight line (station 461 m). Not a walking route Open in Google Maps 19 Ceylon Road, Singapore 429613

Area

Katong 135 m from the centre of the area Joo Chiat 375 m from the centre of the area

Nearby

Church of the Holy Family Church · 475 m away Faith Community Baptist Church Church · 659 m away Masjid Khalid Mosque · 966 m away The Intan Museum · 1014 m away Masjid Taha Mosque · 1029 m away Geylang Serai Historic site · 1302 m away

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