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Kapaleeshwar Temple

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Kapaleeshwar Temple
Kapaleeshwar Temple
Kapaleeshwar Temple
Kapaleeshwar Temple
Kapaleeshwar Temple
Kapaleeshwar Temple
Kapaleeshwar Temple
Kapaleeshwar Temple
Kapaleeshwar Temple
Kapaleeshwar Temple
Kapaleeshwar Temple
Kapaleeshwar Temple
Kapaleeshwar Temple
Kapaleeshwar Temple
Kapaleeshwar Temple
Phone:
+91 90433 25105

Address:
Mylapore, Chennai (Madras) 600004, India

Kapaleeshwarar Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to lord Shiva located in Mylapore, Chennai in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The form of Shiva's consort Parvati worshipped at this temple is called Karpagambal is from Tamil, . The temple is the most ancient one that has been built around the 7th century CE in Dravidian architecture.According to the Puranas, Shakti worshipped Shiva in the form of a peacock, giving the vernacular name Mylai to the area that developed around the temple - mayil is Tamil for peacock. Shiva is worshiped as Kapaleeswarar, and is represented by the lingam. His consort Parvati is depicted as Karpagambal. The presiding deity is revered in the 7th century Tamil Saiva canonical work, the Tevaram, written by Tamil saint poets known as the Nayanars and classified as Paadal Petra Sthalam. The temple has numerous shrines, with those of Kapaleeswarar and Karpagambal being the most prominent. The temple complex houses many halls. The temple has six daily rituals at various times from 5:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., and four yearly festivals on its calendar. The Arubathimooval festival celebrated during the Tamil month of Panguni is the most prominent festival in the temple. The present masonry structure was built during the Vijayanagar rulers of the Tuluva Dynasty . The temple is maintained and administered by the Hindu Religious and Endowment Board of the Government of Tamil Nadu.
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