Shrine Entrance, Sri Ruthra Kaliamman Temple, Singapore

Statuary above the entrance to the main building at Sri Ruthra Kaliamman Temple, 100 Depot Road, Singapore

Medha Malik Kudaisya, Assistant Professor, University Scholars Programme, National University of Singapore

Inside the Temple devotees seek darshan, which literally means "seeing." The image is supposed to bestow blessings upon devotees through the act of seeing. The doorway is flanked by temple guardians. Inside the temple, the principal deity is housed in a small sanctuary called the "womb-chamber" (garbhagriha) which signifies the kernel of the temple.

Photograph March 2000 � George P. Landow may be used without written permission for any educational purpose. Any commercial or other use requires prior written permisison from .

References

Vidya Dehijia, (ed), Devi. The Great Goddess. Female Divinity in South Asian Art. Washington, D.C., Arthur M. Shackler Gallery, 1999.

Related Web Sites

Devi: the Great Goddess (USA)
Hindu Endowment Board, Singapore (Singapore)

Last updated 16 October 2001.