Temple Narassingua Peroumal
Saint-Pierre, Réunion
- Deities
- Narasimha (Vishnu avatar, 'Perumal')
- Traditions
- vaishnava
- Worship status
- active
- Address
- Ravine Blanche, Saint-Pierre, Réunion
- Coordinates
- -21.3358, 55.4581
- 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
- In the Ravine Blanche neighbourhood of Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
Location
Open in Google MapsSituated in the Ravine Blanche neighbourhood of Saint-Pierre, on Réunion’s southern coast, the Temple Narassingua Peroumal takes its name from Narasimha (“Narassingua”), the man-lion avatar of Vishnu, worshipped here under the honorific “Perumal” - a genuinely rare avatar dedication for a temple outside India, and a distinctive addition alongside the many Murugan-, Mariamman-, and Kali-dedicated temples more typical of the Tamil diaspora’s temple-building in Réunion and elsewhere.
The temple gained wider public recognition when it was featured during the 2020 season of the French television programme “Le Monument préféré des Français” (“The French People’s Favourite Monument”). It is distinct from the already-documented Temple des Casernes, also located in Saint-Pierre but in a different neighbourhood. Beyond its location and television feature, French Wikipedia’s stub article gives no founding date or further institutional history.
Sources
- historical record: Cross-checked against French Wikipedia's dedicated 'Temple Narassingua Peroumal' article, which confirms the temple's location in the Ravine Blanche neighbourhood of Saint-Pierre, Réunion, and notes it was featured on the French television programme 'Le Monument préféré des Français' during its 2020 season. The article is a stub with no founding date and no further history.
For review
- This is a stub French Wikipedia article giving only the temple's name, Ravine Blanche/Saint-Pierre location, and its 2020 television feature; no founding date, founder, or architectural detail was found this pass. It is distinct from the already-documented Temple des Casernes, also in Saint-Pierre but a different neighbourhood.