Kapaleeshwarar Temple

Mylapore, India

Also known as: कपालीश्वर मंदिरকপালেশ্বর মন্দিরਕਪਾਲੇਸ਼ਵਰ ਮੰਦਿਰକପାଳୀଶ୍ୱରର ମନ୍ଦିରமயிலாப்பூர் கபாலீஸ்வரர் கோயில்కపాలేశ్వర దేవాలయంകാപാലീശ്വര ക്ഷേത്രം

Kapaleeshwarar Temple (temple of Shivan (Kapaleeswarar) and a form of Shiva's consort Parvati called Karpagambal ("Goddess of the Wish-Yielding Tree"), located in Mylapore, Chennai in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu)
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The Kapaleeshwarar Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the god Shiva. It is located in Mylapore, Chennai in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The temple was built around the 17th century A.D. and is an example of South Indian Architecture.[2]

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Key facts

Presiding deityShiva[1]
Founded650 CE[1]
ArchitectureDravidian architecture[1]
LocationMylapore, India
StatusActive

History

  1. 650 CE — Founded / built[1]

Sources

  1. Wikidata Q1587164 — Wikidata
  2. Kapaleeshwarar Temple - Wikipedia — Wikipedia