Little India Temple Visits: Two Stops, Hours and What to Wear
The two Serangoon Road temples are different stops, not interchangeable names for the same place. Sri Veeramakaliamman is at 141 Serangoon Road; Sri Srinivasa Perumal is farther north at 397. Here is how to fit them into a Little India visit.
Photo: Bahnfrend / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized from the original.
Sri Veeramakaliamman: the Campbell Lane-side stop
Address: 141 Serangoon Road. This is the temple to pair with a walk from Campbell Lane. NHB identifies it as Singapore’s first temple dedicated to the goddess Kali; its history is part of the Little India Heritage Trail.
We have not verified its current opening hours. Use the temple’s own website to check before planning an indoor visit. Do not apply the hours for Sri Srinivasa Perumal below to this temple.
Sri Srinivasa Perumal: plan around the afternoon break
Address: 397 Serangoon Road. The temple’s official site lists regular hours of 6am–noon and 6pm–9pm. That split matters: an afternoon heritage walk is not the time to count on going inside.
For an evening plan, visit during the listed opening window, then continue with dinner or the lights. For a daytime outing, put this stop before noon rather than after lunch. Festival arrangements can differ from regular hours; the temple website is the place to check.
What to wear, and what happens at the entrance
The Hindu Endowments Board asks visitors to cover shoulders and knees and remove footwear before entering. Stay out of sanctums and follow directions from temple staff. You can observe quietly without taking part in prayers.
Ask staff before taking photographs inside. Permission to enter is not a reason to assume every area or ceremony can be photographed. A small bag and shoes that are easy to remove make the stop simpler.
Choose a visit, not a checklist
If you only have an hour, pick one temple and the nearby streets. With more time, link the two addresses in a longer northbound walk. NHB’s Walk of Faiths adds context for the neighbourhood’s religious sites.
Coming for the Deepavali lights? Our evening route starts around Campbell Lane. The archive photographs here show the neighbourhood in earlier years, not the current installations or conditions at either temple.
