{"id":411,"date":"2014-11-25T15:37:12","date_gmt":"2014-11-25T14:37:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yoga-ashtanga.net\/en\/?p=411"},"modified":"2016-02-29T18:42:22","modified_gmt":"2016-02-29T17:42:22","slug":"visit-of-the-temple-of-kapaleeswarar-in-chennai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yoga-ashtanga.net\/en\/visit-of-the-temple-of-kapaleeswarar-in-chennai\/","title":{"rendered":"Visit of the temple of Kapaleeswarar in Chennai."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The temple of <strong>Kapaleeswarar<\/strong> in <strong>Mylapore<\/strong>, from the Pallava era (8<sup>th<\/sup> century), was rebuilt by the Vijayanagara kings. The tower at the entrance of the temple or <strong>\u201cGopura\u201d<\/strong> was erected in accordance with the architectural features of the <strong>Dravidian style<\/strong>: a pyramidal portico decorated with polychrome statues drawn from the Hindu mythology.<\/p>\n<p>It refers to the story when <strong>Shiva<\/strong> got angry because of the disrespectful behaviour of <strong>Brahma<\/strong> towards his daughter <strong>Sarasvati<\/strong>, and cut off one of his five heads (cf. <strong>Matsyara-Pur\u00e2na<\/strong> III, 32 and <strong>Bh\u00e2vagata-Pur\u00e2na<\/strong> III).<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":2,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yoga-ashtanga.net\\\/en\\\/visit-of-the-temple-of-kapaleeswarar-in-chennai\\\/\",\"likes_blog_id\":false}' id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-411 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/yoga-ashtanga.net\/en\/visit-of-the-temple-of-kapaleeswarar-in-chennai\/kapaleeshwarar-temple_smal-gopuram\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/yoga-ashtanga.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/11\/Kapaleeshwarar-Temple_smal-Gopuram-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"426\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/yoga-ashtanga.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/11\/Kapaleeshwarar-Temple_smal-Gopuram.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"3540,5310\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 6D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1405428330&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Kapaleeshwarar Temple_smal Gopuram\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/yoga-ashtanga.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/11\/Kapaleeshwarar-Temple_smal-Gopuram-200x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/yoga-ashtanga.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/11\/Kapaleeshwarar-Temple_smal-Gopuram-682x1024.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/yoga-ashtanga.net\/en\/visit-of-the-temple-of-kapaleeswarar-in-chennai\/kapaleeshwarar-temple_b\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/yoga-ashtanga.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/11\/Kapaleeshwarar-Temple_b-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"413\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/yoga-ashtanga.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/11\/Kapaleeshwarar-Temple_b.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"3648,5472\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 6D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1405428732&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;57&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.02&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Kapaleeshwarar Temple_b\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/yoga-ashtanga.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/11\/Kapaleeshwarar-Temple_b-200x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/yoga-ashtanga.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/11\/Kapaleeshwarar-Temple_b-682x1024.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/yoga-ashtanga.net\/en\/visit-of-the-temple-of-kapaleeswarar-in-chennai\/kapaleeshwarar-temple_entrance\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/yoga-ashtanga.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/11\/Kapaleeshwarar-Temple_entrance-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"416\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/yoga-ashtanga.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/11\/Kapaleeshwarar-Temple_entrance.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"3487,5230\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;7.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 6D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1405428800&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;42&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Kapaleeshwarar Temple_entrance\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/yoga-ashtanga.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/11\/Kapaleeshwarar-Temple_entrance-200x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/yoga-ashtanga.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/11\/Kapaleeshwarar-Temple_entrance-682x1024.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/yoga-ashtanga.net\/en\/visit-of-the-temple-of-kapaleeswarar-in-chennai\/kapaleeshwarar-temple_d\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/yoga-ashtanga.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/11\/Kapaleeshwarar-Temple_d-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"415\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/yoga-ashtanga.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/11\/Kapaleeshwarar-Temple_d.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"5472,3648\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 6D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1405428689&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.02&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Kapaleeshwarar Temple_d\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/yoga-ashtanga.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/11\/Kapaleeshwarar-Temple_d-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/yoga-ashtanga.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/11\/Kapaleeshwarar-Temple_d-1024x682.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/yoga-ashtanga.net\/en\/visit-of-the-temple-of-kapaleeswarar-in-chennai\/kapaleeshwarar-temple_nandi\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/yoga-ashtanga.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/11\/Kapaleeshwarar-Temple_Nandi-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"419\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/yoga-ashtanga.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/11\/Kapaleeshwarar-Temple_Nandi.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"5349,3566\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 6D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1405428242&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;37&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Kapaleeshwarar Temple_Nandi\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/yoga-ashtanga.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/11\/Kapaleeshwarar-Temple_Nandi-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/yoga-ashtanga.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/11\/Kapaleeshwarar-Temple_Nandi-1024x682.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/yoga-ashtanga.net\/en\/visit-of-the-temple-of-kapaleeswarar-in-chennai\/kapaleeshwarar-temple_shiva-linga\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/yoga-ashtanga.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/11\/Kapaleeshwarar-Temple_shiva-Linga-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"425\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/yoga-ashtanga.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/11\/Kapaleeshwarar-Temple_shiva-Linga.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"3397,5095\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" 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href='https:\/\/yoga-ashtanga.net\/en\/visit-of-the-temple-of-kapaleeswarar-in-chennai\/kapaleeshwarar-temple_parvati\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/yoga-ashtanga.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/11\/Kapaleeshwarar-Temple_Parvati-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"420\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/yoga-ashtanga.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/11\/Kapaleeshwarar-Temple_Parvati.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"3493,5240\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 6D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1405428185&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;59&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;5000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.02&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Kapaleeshwarar Temple_Parvati\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/yoga-ashtanga.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/11\/Kapaleeshwarar-Temple_Parvati-199x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/yoga-ashtanga.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/11\/Kapaleeshwarar-Temple_Parvati-682x1024.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/yoga-ashtanga.net\/en\/visit-of-the-temple-of-kapaleeswarar-in-chennai\/kapaleeshwarar-temple_rangoli_b\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/yoga-ashtanga.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/11\/Kapaleeshwarar-Temple_Rangoli_b-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"424\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/yoga-ashtanga.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/11\/Kapaleeshwarar-Temple_Rangoli_b.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"5230,3486\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 6D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1405428127&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.02&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Kapaleeshwarar Temple_Rangoli_b\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/yoga-ashtanga.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/11\/Kapaleeshwarar-Temple_Rangoli_b-300x199.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/yoga-ashtanga.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/11\/Kapaleeshwarar-Temple_Rangoli_b-1024x682.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Among the magnificent bronze sculptures are the 63 shivaist Saints, named <strong>Nayanmars.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It is worth noting under an old tree, Punnai, the sanctuary devoted to the goddess Parvathi in the form of a peacock, venerating Shiva. The name of Mylapore originated from this legend. \u201cMayil\u201d which in Tamil means peacock and \u201core\u201d town.<\/p>\n<p>Next to the temple, offerings (garlands of flowers, coconuts, incense and perfumes are on sale.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":2,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yoga-ashtanga.net\\\/en\\\/visit-of-the-temple-of-kapaleeswarar-in-chennai\\\/\",\"likes_blog_id\":false}' id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-411 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/yoga-ashtanga.net\/en\/visit-of-the-temple-of-kapaleeswarar-in-chennai\/photos-jc-inde-janvier-2007-pondi-chidambaram-tiruvanmalai-129\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/yoga-ashtanga.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/11\/Photos-JC-Inde-janvier-2007-Pondi-Chidambaram-Tiruvanmalai-129-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"427\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/yoga-ashtanga.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/11\/Photos-JC-Inde-janvier-2007-Pondi-Chidambaram-Tiruvanmalai-129.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2592,3888\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1168712476&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;88&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Lotus\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/yoga-ashtanga.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/11\/Photos-JC-Inde-janvier-2007-Pondi-Chidambaram-Tiruvanmalai-129-200x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/yoga-ashtanga.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/11\/Photos-JC-Inde-janvier-2007-Pondi-Chidambaram-Tiruvanmalai-129-682x1024.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The religious festival of <strong>Arubathumoovar<\/strong> takes place every year in March-April at Mylapore. It lasts several days. There is a procession of a statue of Shiva around a sacred pool, mounted on a huge char (12 meters high), called <strong>Ratha<\/strong>, drawn by about a hundred Indian pilgrims in ecstasy.<\/p>\n<table width=\"476\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"303\"><strong>Opening hours <\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"173\"><strong>Phone<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"303\">5 am to 11 am<br \/>\n4 pm to 21.30 pm<\/td>\n<td width=\"173\">24 94 16 70<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The temple of Kapaleeswarar in Mylapore, from the Pallava era (8th century), was rebuilt by the Vijayanagara kings. The tower at the entrance of the temple or \u201cGopura\u201d was erected in accordance with the architectural features of the Dravidian style: a pyramidal portico decorated with polychrome statues drawn from the Hindu mythology. 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