By Yen Feng

IN AN alley behind the San Bao Jing She temple on Lorong 39 Geylang, Ms Seah Ah Gek, 43, lights a joss stick for her dead mother.

Normally, she would be inside the temple, but since Saturday, the temple's doors have been shut. A pink notice out front says: 'Closed. No activity.'

Over the weekend, dozens of Buddhist devotees were locked out of the temple, also known as the Triple Gems Buddhist Society, which occupies four shophouses along Sims Avenue.

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