KAPALEESWARAR TEMPLE
The Kapaleeswarar Temple is one of the most ancient and venerable temples in Mylapore, in the southern city of Chennai. According to the popular belief the temple was built in the 7th century CE by the then ruling Pallava dynasty. The temple with its modern structure servers as a tourist destination and a place where Hindus can pay homage to their gods.
Dedicated to the Hindu god Lord Shiva, this temple contains some of the finest sculptures, among which the bronze idols of 63 Saivite Saints adorns the outer courtyards. The massive temple tank is the site of the popular Teppam festival during the Thai month of Capricorn. The Karpakambal shrine in this temple serves to allure many people on Friday’s and other occasions. During the Friday worship, the stupa of the presiding goddess is adorned with a garland made of gold coins. A total of four daily pujas are done here which includes the early morning puja, the day puja, the pradosha kaala puja, and the night puja.
The tourists interested in visiting this revered temple can do instant ticket booking online from Hyderabad to Chennai. One can visit this temple especially during the Tamil month of “Panguni”, when the entire neighborhood comes alive with a carnival-like ambience. In the midst of March the Kapaleeshwarar temple celebrates the nine day-long spring festival- “The Panguni Peruvizha.”The festival begins with hoisting flag in the temple, including the “chariot festival” and concludes with marriage of Kapaleeswarar & Karpagambal.
Bus ticket reservation from Hyderabad to Chennai can be carried to ensure that one does not miss out this temple of great repute and fame. One of the main attractions of Kapaleeswarar Temple is a small shrine dedicated to the Goddess Parvathi showing her worshiping Lord Shiva in the form of a peacock. It is from this legend that Mylapore derived its name -’myil’ meaning peacock and ‘oor’ meaning town.
In order to avoid hassle one can the check bus tickets availability online from Bangalore to Chennai. Bangalore, the garden city of India which also happens to be in the vicinity of the Chennai has flocks of tourists coming from every nook and corner of the world. The Kapaleeswarar Temple with its enchanting structure serves to attract the Bangalore tourists as well.
Thus if one wishes to understand ancient India with all its political, cultural principles one can always visit the Kapaleeswarar Temple.!!!!
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