In shortKwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple is free to enter, at 178 Waterloo Street. Checked October 2026.
Culture · free
Duration
30 min
The take
Kwan Im, the goddess of mercy, draws a steady crowd shaking fortune sticks and leaving flowers. Step across to Sri Krishnan Temple afterwards for one of Singapore's best religious pairings, all on one street in Bugis.
Good to know
Free entry
Always busy, with fortune sticks and flower offerings
Maghain Aboth Synagogue, on the same street, is open by arrangement only
Finding it: 178 Waterloo Street, Bugis, next door to Sri Krishnan Temple; Bugis MRT
Address checked October 2026
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