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The 14-year-old Sri Sivan Temple at Geylang East has undergone a $5.5 million facelift to make it more elderly and disable-friendly.
Less able devotees no longer have to struggle with the grand stairway at the temple's main entrance - thanks to a new lift that leads right up to the main prayer area.
Redevelopment work at the temple started two years ago, with donations from devotees and well-wishers. President S R Nathan, who is the chairman of the Hindu Endowment Board which administers the temple, thanked key donors at a special lunch on Thursday.
Other new features include a second lift that leads to the temple's multi-purpose hall which has been extended to include a sound-proof meditation room and auditorium.
A new sanctum has been built at the ground level for devotees to conduct their own prayers for the Hindu deity, Sri Athmalingam.
Also in the pipeline are seminars for youths and women, as well as yoga classes.
The temple's consecration ceremony on Jan 27 is expected to draw some 15,000 devotees.
The Sri Sivan temple was first built in Orchard Road in 1905. It moved to its present location at Geylang East in 1993.
Located next to a Buddhist monastery, the temple features a unique blend of North and South Indian architecture.
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