Temple in the Sea

Couva-Tabaquite-Talparo · Trinidad and Tobago

Temple in the Sea, Trinidad and Tobago
Photo: neiljs, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
Year-round; sunset brings the best light over the gulf
Budget
$
Accessibility
wheelchair-accessible
Coordinates
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A Hindu temple standing on a causeway in the Gulf of Paria at Waterloo, begun by indentured labourer Sewdass Sadhu, who hauled materials into the sea by bicycle after being barred from building on land. The rebuilt octagonal mandir and its prayer flags are a moving symbol of Indo-Trinidadian perseverance.

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