📍 Kapaleeshwarar Temple, Mylapore" 🙏🙏🙏
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🕉️ 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 Parvathi worshipped at this temple is called Karpagambal is from Tamil ("Goddess of the Wish-Yielding Tree"). The temple was built around the 7th century CE and is an example of Dravidan Architecture.
🕉️ According to the Puranas, Shakthiworshipped Shiva in the form of a peacock, giving the vernacular name Mylai (Mayilāi) 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 Parvathiis 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 Arubathimoovar festival celebrated during the Tamil month of Panguni as part of the ப்ரஹ்மோத்சவம் is the most prominent festival in the temple.
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