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Hidden women’s abodes: Singapore’s vegetarian nuns and aunts

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It looks like a typical temple dedicated to Guanyin, but behind the altar of the goddess are living quarters for women.

The Little India shophouse unit at 19 Cuff Road has been home to a low-profile group of “vegetarian aunts” and their adopted daughters since it was established in 1954 by a Hakka woman.

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