IDNO

N.53932.ELT

Description

Children outside a temple dedicated to Ch'i-t'ien Ta-sheng (齊天大聖, qi tian da sheng, 'Great Saint Equal with Heaven' (commonly transcribed as the 'Monkey God') in Singapore.
The temple is probably the former Soon Tian Keng (Shun Tian Gong) at Bukit Permei. [suggested by Taoism Singapore Facebook Group]

Two girls are standing outside the entrance to a temple. A man and a woman are seated on the porch beyond the fence behind the girls. A straw hat hangs from a fence post. [EB 07/11/2017]

Place

SE Asia; Singapore; Bukit Permei; Soon Tian Keng; Shun Tian Gong

Cultural Affliation

Chinese

Named Person

Photographer

Elliott, Alan J.A.

Collector / Expedition

Date

1950 - 1951

Collection Name

Elliott Collection

Source

Elliott, Alan J. A.

Format

Film Negative Black & White

Primary Documentation

Other Information

N.62994.ELT to N.62999.ELT and N.53873.ELT to N.53976.ELT were found inside the album now numbered A.154.ELT.