English: A stone inscribed with details of the Sri Mariamman Temple, Singapore, founding. In English it reads: "The grant No: 078 With its Building Transferred for Charity Sake to Cothunda Ramasamy [sp] by Sasbasala Pillay [sp] son of Duddalore Amoarapootra Pillay [sp] Singapore: March 1831." According to the information on the temple's origin provided on the temple grounds, the temple was built by Indian workers, soldiers and traders in 1827. It is the first Hindu religious site to be officially recognised as a National Monument in Singapore, in 1973.