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The Kapaleeswarar Temple of Chennai is believed to be one
of the oldest and valued sacred places of the city. The shrine of Lord Shiva,
Kapaleeswarar temple is situated in Mylapore in Chennai city of Tamil Nadu and
is truly exotic and gorgeous in appearance. The temple is an emblem of
Dravidian style of architecture with a giant gopuram (tower). The temple has
two entrances.
As per the tradition, Goddess Karpagambal is offered a garland
made of gold coins named kaasu maala on the ritual of Friday worship. The wife
of Lord Shiva, Goddess Parvati is worshipped in the temple in the incarnation
of Goddess Karpagambal, which refers to the 'Goddess of the Wish-Yielding
Tree'. The temple also features a number of Vahanas, the Sanskrit word for
'Vehicles', such as the bull, adhikaranandi, elephant, bandicoot, peacock,
goat, and parrot along with a golden chariot which is a recent tradition seen
in the temple. Though the clear picture about who built the temple is not
known, it is believed that the temple was originally built by Pallavas in the
seventh century CE due to its reference in the hymns of the Nayanmars.The
37 meters tall and grand gopuram is intricately carved.
As you enter the temple you can view a sculpture of a
holy saint known as Gnanasambandar. Further, you can see the bronze carvings of
the 63-Shaivate saints, which are carried on the eighth day of the 10-days long
procession during the Aruvathumoovar festival, which is held in March-April. In
the courtyard of the temple there is a holy Punnai tree, which is one of the
oldest trees of Chennai city.
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