Shri Krishna Temple
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Deity: Krishna - कृष्ण Place: Secunderabad Telangana
Shri Krishna Temple. Dedicated to Krishna. Located in Secunderabad.
- Primary Deity
- Krishna / कृष्ण
- Architecture
- South Indian
- Built
- 1870
- Address
- Balaklava Road, Malkajgiri mandal, Medchal–Malkajgiri, Telangana, 500094, India
History
Built in 1870, the Sri Krishnan Temple is one of Singapore's oldest temples. It was gazetted as a national monument of Singapore in 2014. It is the only South Indian temple in Singapore dedicated to Krishna and his consort Rukmini. The temple is noted for a social practice known as 'cross-worshipping' with the nearby Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple, where devotees of either temple also worship at the other, reflecting Singapore's multi-religious society.
Spiritual Significance
The temple is a microcosm of Singapore's multi-religious society, fostering cross-worshipping practices between Hindu and Buddhist devotees.
Spiritual Practices
Worship of Krishna and Rukmini; cross-worshipping with the nearby Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple.
- Nearest City: Singapore
Unique Rituals
- cross-worshipping