Temple peacocks
Do you ever wonder where the peacocks around the St Georges Hospital and Settlers Park come from? How did they get there in the first place? I have to be honest and say that I have never really thought about it until I recently visited the Shri Siva Subramanier Aulayam Temple in Upper Valley Road next to the Baakens Valley. Peacocks are associated with the Hindu faith in various ways while the temple has a number of permanent peacock residents. The…