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The entrance to the shrine of Dato Syed Abdul Rahman before the fire, 2022. Courtesy of William Gibson. In April 2022, a catastrophic fire engulfed the keramat (shrine) on the top of a hill on Kusu Island, off the southern coast of Singapore. Media coverage of the event showed the near-total destruction of the keramat. 1.
Mar 11, 2017 · Sitting on a cover crop-filled small hilltop and well-hidden among blocks of Housing and Development Board (HDB) flats at Bukit Purmei, the Keramat Bukit Kasita remains a low profile and mysterious Muslim graveyard that is possibly linked to Sang Nila Utama, the legendary founder of Singapura kingdom several centuries ago.
Located at the foot of Mount Faber, Keramat Radin Mas commemorates Radin Mas Ayu, whose father was a crown prince. Her name directly translates to “Beautiful Golden Princess”. The keramat is sheltered within a simple roofed structure and adorned by a metal frame decked with translucent drapes.
The Keramat Habib Noh, located at 37 Palmer Road, is a shrine dedicated to the Muslim saint Sayyid Noh bin Sayyid Mohamad bin Sayyid Ahmad Al-Habshi, popularly known as Habib Noh. The shrine houses his maqam (tomb) and is visited by pilgrims from as far away as China. 1
This shrine is located inside Duxton Plain Park, behind a row of shophouses. Erected with yellow tiles upon a green base, the site’s design is typical of Malay royalty in Southeast Asia.
Keramat is a small yellow-coloured painted shrines that can be found along sidewalks or under trees in Malaysia. These shrines are usually worshipped by residents living nearby. The shrines are normally of a fusion Chinese-Malay design, with Islamic elements such as the crescent moon decorations.
May 25, 2020 · Discover Keramat Bukit Kasita in Singapore: This royal shrine and cemetery is hidden amidst modern public housing.
