Coronavirus: in Singapore, small religious groups pray for survival as donations dry up

This was supposed to be a momentous year for the Sri Krishnan Temple, a Hindu temple located in downtown Singapore. It was planning to celebrate its 150th anniversary with a big bash, with bursaries slated to be given out to tertiary students.Then the coronavirus outbreak hit. With a blanket ban on all religious gatherings enacted in the city state since March 26, the temple has been empty and eerily quiet.Collections fell by 45 per cent between January and March this year, compared with the…

from South China Morning Post https://bit.ly/35ZhHaN