Title
Nagore Durgha and Thian Hock Keng
Year/Period
Late 19th century
Region
Singapore
Object Type
positives (photographs), photographic prints
Material
photographic paper, ink
Technique
photographic processes, photographic printing techniques
Dimension
Image size: 21.7 x 27.4 cm
Accession No.
1993-00285-015
Collection of
NLB Type
Photograph
Nagore Durgha, seen on the right of the picture, is a Muslim shrine bulit between 1828 and 1830 by South Indian Muslims. Erected along Telok Ayer Street to commemorate the visit of a holy man - Shahul Hamid Nagore - to the area, this shrine is easily recognised by its distinct fluted Corinthian pillars. Just a few steps away is the Chinese temple, Thian Hock Keng, built by Fujian Chinese immigrants in the early 19th century to worship Tianhou, the Goddess of the Sea whom they believed had granted their safe passage to Singapore.
