Beautiful Mosque in Little India

Well, the Sultan Mosque in Kampung Glam may have a bigger gold dome, but I like this mosque better: The Abdul Gafoor Mosque. Sorry about the lighting in the first picture – it shows the general detail and design. The second shows you the actual colors, but against a more typically Singaporean background of cranes and high-rises.

Those are tourists, not worshippers. Bare feet are de rigeur on sacred ground, as you can see. If they were going into the mosque proper they’d have to cover their knees and elbows – a shop in the background has kebayas on display that they can use, perhaps for a small donation. The Sultan Mosque also has kebayas for non-muslims, but they are not as pretty.

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