Temple de Petit Bazar
Saint-André, Réunion
- Deities
- Hindu deity not named in available sources (Tamil kovil)
- Traditions
- other
- Worship status
- active
- Address
- Avenue de l'Île de France, Saint-André, Réunion
- Coordinates
- -20.9486, 55.6486
- Darshan hours
- Varies by season; consult the local Tamil Hindu community for the current schedule before visiting.
- Best time to visit
- Not documented in available sources.
- How to reach
- On Avenue de l'Île de France, Saint-André, Réunion.
Location
Open in Google MapsLocated on Avenue de l’Île de France in the Petit Bazar district of Saint-André, on Réunion’s northeast coast, the Temple de Petit Bazar is described by French Wikipedia as one of the commune’s tourist attractions. It is a Tamil Hindu temple within the same broader tradition of temple-building by the descendants of Réunion’s 19th-century indentured Indian labourers documented at other sites across the island.
The temple is explicitly distinct, per its source article, from the nearby Temple Mardévirin - which is also informally known by the same “Temple de Petit Bazar” name locally, creating a naming overlap the source is careful to disambiguate. No presiding deity, construction date, or heritage/protection status was found for this temple during this research pass.
Sources
- historical record: Cross-checked against French Wikipedia's dedicated 'Temple de Petit Bazar' article, which describes it as one of the tourist attractions of the commune of Saint-André, located on Avenue de l'Île de France, and gives its coordinates. The article is a stub with no protection/heritage status, no construction date, and no presiding deity named.
For review
- French Wikipedia's article confirms only the temple's name, its Avenue de l'Île de France address, and its status as a commune tourist attraction; no presiding deity, construction date, or further history was found this pass. It is explicitly distinct, per the source, from the nearby Temple Mardévirin (also called 'Temple de Petit Bazar' as an alternate/local name) in the same Saint-André neighbourhood - the two should not be conflated.