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Nagore Durgha Shrine in Chinatown |
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The Nagore Durgha Shrine in Chinatown was built by the Muslims from Southern India around 1830s. Its original name was Shahul Hamid Durgha. The Nagore Durgha Shrine is located along the sandy beach of Telok Ayer Street which is usually crowded with sailing craft. The monument underwent some minor changes in the 19th century to attain a fine blend of Classical and Indian Muslim motifs.
The Nagore Durgha Shrine in Chinatown was built to support and promote the words of a group of Muslim merchants and moneylenders who were going around Southeast Asia with the motive of spreading Indian Islam.
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In 1927, the land of Nagore Durgha Shrine was given to certain Kaderpillai and in 1893, it came under new trustees who were also asked to look after Masjid Al- Abrar in Chinatown.
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The building design of Nagore Durgha is indeed unique as it gives out the impression of a multi- tiered wedding cake with decorative intricate moldings at its sharp edges. The architects ventured into combining classical motifs like molded arches and columns with perforated grills at the roof of Indian Muslim origin. Nagore Durgha Shrine in Chinatown was recognized as a national monument of Singapore in 1974.
The Nagore Durgha Shrine in Chinatown had been closed down since 1990s due to some structural weaknesses. Th shrine has been re- conceptualized as an Indian Muslim Heritage Center and the constructions will start very soon. According to the new plan, we will get the new version of Nagore Durgha by the end of 2007.
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