Sri Senpaga Vinayagar Temple

It’s hard to miss this Hindu temple in Katong, with its five-tiered, 68-feet-tall golden entrance tower. The Sri Senpaga Vinayagar Temple dates back to the 1850s when a statue of Lord Vinayagar was discovered by the side of a pond where a Chempaka tree – Senpaga in Tamil – stood on its bank. What started as a small, modest place of worship under the Chempaka tree has expanded to include the main prayer hall which is centred around four granite pillars, each of which has eight sculptures depicting Lord Vinayagar, among others.