Holy Pilgrimage - Hindu temples in Singapore
Hindu Endowments Board,
Singapore
Fax: 6292 9766
E-mail: admin@heb.gov.sg
Address: Hindu Endowments Board (HEB), 397 Serangoon Road, Singapore 218123
Operating Hours: 8.30am – 6.00pm, Monday to Friday
Background
The Hindu Endowments Board (HEB) is a statutory
body set up under the Hindu Endowments Act in 1968. Its role, as set out in the
Act, is to administer those endowments placed under its administration.The word “endowment” is defined in the Act to mean any endowment in land, building or money given for the support of any Hindu temple or other Hindu purpose. The endowments administered by the Board are:
1. Sri Mariamman Temple
2. Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple
3. Sri Vairavimada Kaliamman Temple; and
4. Sri Sivan Temple
Under the Act, the Hindu Endowments Board also has
supervisory powers over the accounts of all Hindu endowments in Singapore- even
those not administered by the Board. Any person managing an endowment is
obliged, at the request of the Hindu Endowments Board, to attend before the
Board and answer questions in relation to the endowment.The Hindu Endowments Board comprises a Chairman, a Vice-Chairman, a Finance Member and 12 members who are appointed by the Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports. To be appointed, a member must be both a Singapore citizen and a Hindu. Appointments are for a period of three years each. The Secretary of the Board is a public officer appointed by the Minister.
In addition to managing 4 temples, the Board administers two kindergartens (Saraswathy Kindergarten and Saraswathy Darma Muneeswaran Kindergarten) and a half way house (HEB-Ashram). Major Hindu festivals like Thaipusam and Firewalking are organized by the Board.
Community Outreach
The Board’s involvement in
community service is broad based. A health fair providing free medical
counseling and health screening services is held annually. The Board provides
free and subsidised pre-school education to children in need through its
kindergartens. Educational bursaries are available to under privileged Hindu
children through the Sivadas-HEB Education Fund. Disadvantaged Hindu families
receive aid in the form of monthly provisions through the Board’s Gift from the
Heart programme.
Inter Faith
Involvement
The Board actively supports
inter faith activities and is a member of the Inter-Religious Organization,
Singapore.
Hindu Endowments Board Members
Board members are drawn from a cross-section of leading and prominent figures from the public and private sectors of the Indian community. Besides overseeing policies and strategies for the development and promotion of the religious events in Singapore, members advise on the planning and operation of Hindu temples, major projects and schemes. The Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports has appointed the following persons to be members of the Hindu Endowments Board for a period of 3 years with effect from 1 June 2011.|
Chairman:
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Mr
S Rajendran
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Vice Chairman:
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Mr
M M Paramantham
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Finance Member:
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Mr
Thanabalan Ladamuthu
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Secretary
Mr Yoganathan Ammayappan
Hindu Advisory Board Members
In 1985, the Hindu Advisory Board (HAB) was established to advise the Government and the Hindu Endowments Board on matters of Hindu religion and customs. The Hindu Advisory Board functions under a constitution. The Hindu Advisory Board is made up of a Chairman, a Vice-Chairman, an Honorary Secretary and 9 members. All members of the Board are appointed by the Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports. Members serve for a period of three years when appointed.The following persons were appointed to serve on the Hindu Advisory Board for a period of 3 years, with effect from 1 June 2011:
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Chairman:
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Mr Raja Ram Bawajee
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Vice-Chairman:
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Mr R Dhinakaran
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Secretary:
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Mr S Ramesh
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Friday, 17 January 2014
Tuesday, 31 December 2013
Project Bhakti classes for Semester 1 commences Sunday, 19 January 2014
Tuesday, 31 December 2013
TEMPLES
The Hindu Endowments
Board manages 4 Hindu Temples in Singapore. 2 of these temples are National
Monuments.
Kindergarten
Kindergartens
The 2 Kindergartens run by the Hindu Endowments Board offer subsidised pre-school education to disadvantaged children.
Saraswathy Kindergarten
The Place Where Your Child Will Blossom
Saraswathy Kindergarten, established in 1990
by the Hindu Endowments Board, is situated at the void deck of Block 254, Kim
Keat Avenue. For eight years until 1997 it was operating out of the premises of
Sri Vairavimada Kaliamman Temple in Toa Payoh.The Kindergarten aspires to meet a pressing need of the Indian Community for pre-primary education in English and Tamil. In designing the curriculum we recognize that each child is different and hope to provide an educational experience that will meet the needs of the growing individual. Nursery classes have been introduced and a computer room with eight computers has been set up to better serve the students.
Om
Tat Sat
(Continued...)
(My
humble salutations to the great devotees
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