sree kapaleeswarar temple, mayilai, mayilapur (Chennai)

India / Tamil Nadu / Nerkunram / Chennai / RK Mutt Road, Temple
 temple, Shiva temple, thevara paadal petra sthalam

TNT24 - sree karpakambal sametha sree kabaleeswarar temple, thirumayilai now known as mylapore is 24th thondainattu thevara temple.sthal vinayagar sree narthana vinayagar.TPuT - thirupugazh talam, singaravelar got 10 thirupuagazh hymn from sree arunagiri nathar.PT Ayush dhosham- The temple to be worshiped for extending the lifespan, the lifespan of poombaavaai renewed by sree gnanasambandar here.AvrT / MukT - avathara and mukthi thalam of sree vayilar nayanar. And peyaazhwar and thiruvalluvar also born here.PT Health - parikara(curing) temple for all kind of diseases, those who suffered in any kind of diseases are distributing sugar from a mud pot to the devotees on 8th day of arupathumoovar festival.The present temple was built 300 years before but the actual old temple about 2000years old ruined by british rulers,Now santhome church is there at the old temple's place near the sea shore.
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Location: Mayilapur is one of the important places of chennai.
Kapaleeshwarar Temple is a temple dedicated to 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 "Goddess of the Wish-Yielding Tree". The temple was built around the 7th century CE in Dravidian architecture.[1][2]
According to the Puranas, Shakti worshipped 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 Parvati is depicted as Karpagambal.
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 (1491–1570 CE). The temple is maintained and administered by the Hindu Religious and Endowment Board of the Government of Tamil Nadu.
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Coordinates:   13°2'1"N   80°16'11"E

Comments

  • Nice Temple
  • Me and Maya Visited this temple last month :) Very Nice Temple...
  • Place with lot of sanctity abd grace..Om Namah Shivayah
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