Temple in the Sea

Temple in the Sea Sewdass Sadhu Shiva Mandir
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
Deity	Shiva, Durga, Ganesha, Hanuman and Krishna
Festivals	Maha Shivaratri, Kartik Poornima, Ganesh Chaturthi, Diwali
Governing body	Randolph Rampersad (president)
Location
Location	Waterloo, Carapichaima
State	Couva–Tabaquite–Talparo
Country	Trinidad and Tobago
Shown within Trinidad and Tobago
Geographic coordinates	10°28′54.1″N 61°28′31.9″W / 10.481694°N 61.475528°W / 10.481694; -61.475528
Architecture
Type	Hindu architecture and Indian architecture
Creator	Sewdass Sadhu
Date established	1947
Completed	1952 (original building) 1995 (rebuilding)

The Temple in the Sea, officially known as the Sewdass Sadhu Shiva Mandir,^[1] is a Hindu mandir in Waterloo, Carapichaima, Couva–Tabaquite–Talparo, Trinidad and Tobago. Sewdass Sadhu, an indentured laborer from India, constructed the original temple in the Gulf of Paria in 1952. The temple was reconstructed by Randolph Rampersad and reopened in 1995.