Overview
The Arulmigu Sockalingum Meenatchee Ammen Tirukkovil, better known as the Kaylasson Temple, is an architectural wonder. Located in St Croix in the northern suburbs of Port Louis, it is the oldest temple in Mauritius. Its construction started in 1854 on land ceded by Emilien de Boucherville to the Madras Hindus of Mauritius. The kovil (temple) consecrated in 1860 is the most important place of worship for the Tamil community in Mauritius. This spiritual place has a beautiful traditional architecture with 6 stations symbolising the organs of the human body. The idea is that the worshipper who enters these places must respect the place as if the temple was his own body.
