Temple, mosque or church

Sri Senpaga Vinayagar Temple

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Source: roots.gov.sg, checked 7 Nov 2026.

Street front of Sri Senpaga Vinayagar Temple with its carved gateway and statues — Photo: Michael Coghlan / Flickr (CC BY-SA 4.0)

A Hindu temple built in 1850, bombed in World War II and rebuilt in 1948, with a 21 m Rajagopuram that is one of the highest in Singapore.

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What's on near Sri Senpaga Vinayagar Temple

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Katong Square Lifestyle & Vintage Market Market
20 to 22 Nov · Katong Square
Map · Source: The Retro Factory
Katong RN Family Fun Fest Festival
Sat 21 Nov · Joo Chiat Community Club, Level 1, Multi-purpose Hall, Singapore
A community event at Joo Chiat Community Club, Level 1, Multi-purpose Hall, organised through the People's Association by Katong RN.
S$8 · 14:30 to 16:30 · Map · Source: People's Association
[JCRN] Christmas at the Stables Festival
Sat 5 Dec · Joo Chiat CC, 405 Joo Chiat Road, Singapore
A community event at Joo Chiat CC, 405 Joo Chiat Road, organised through the People's Association.
S$10 · 14:30 to 18:00 · Map · Source: People's Association

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Nearby

Kim Choo Kueh Chang Food · 3 min walk A family-owned Peranakan shop for Nyonya rice dumplings and kueh, which also runs beading and cooking workshops and acts as the Singapore Visitor... Dunman Food Centre Hawker centre · 6 min walk The National Environment Agency's hawker centre list gives Dunman Food Centre 30 cooked food stalls. Katong Antique House Museum · 7 min walk A private museum in a Peranakan family home, with portraits, carved furniture and kasut manek beaded shoes. Marine Parade Central Market and Food Centre Hawker centre · 7 min walk The National Environment Agency's hawker centre list gives Marine Parade Central Market and Food Centre 55 cooked food stalls. Eurasian Heritage Gallery Museum · 8 min walk A building with three galleries tracing the history of Singapore's Eurasian community. Koon Seng Road Shophouses Landmark · 12 min walk A row of candy-coloured Peranakan shophouses, with swinging pintu pagar doors, floral tiles and a five-foot way.

Around Katong and Joo Chiat

Peranakan houses and old shophouses

Katong and Joo Chiat is the Peranakan quarter of the east side, with painted shophouses, small home museums and a large Hindu temple.

Katong and Joo Chiat has 9 places on the Roam Singapore map: 3 museums, 2 hawker centres, 1 park or garden, 1 landmark, 1 restaurant and 1 temple, mosque or church. Read the Katong and Joo Chiat guide.

The Intan Museum · 13 min walk
Katong Park Park · 25 min walk

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