Getting there....
The oldest road in Chinatown also housed the oldest Hindu temple in Singapore. It was originally made of wood and attap in 1827, before being replaced by a brick structure in 1843. It was built by an Indian Pioneer, Naraina Pillai, who had his shop burnt to the ground by a fire. Assisted by Raffles, he revived his business and constructed the temple to honour the Goddess Mariamman, the curer of diseases. This temple also gave Pagoda Street, a neighbouring street, its name, due to the gopuram, its pyramidal structure that was mistaken to be a pagoda.
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