Lord Shiva is praised here and the place is also known as the Mylai.

1. Kapaleeshwar Temple
• In the Mylapore district of Tamil Nadu, the
temple of Lord Shiva is situated. Shiva’s
wife Parvati who is worshipped here is
called Karpagambal, the goddess of the
wish yielding tree. Shakti worshipped
Shiva as a peacock. Thus the place came to
be known as Mylai meaning peacock in
Tamil.
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2. General Information
The Kapaleeswar Temple in Mylapore, Chennai is a very ancient temple. The
original temple was submerged under the sea & the current temple structure
was a later construction. The Moolavar is Kapaleeswar & Amman is
Karpagambal. There are separate sannadhis for several deities such as
Vinayagar, Annamalaiyar, Murugar, Saneeswara. There are several other deities
such as Durgai, Dakshinamurthy, Chandikeswarar located within the main
Sannadhis of Kapaleeswar & Karpagambal.
Karpagambal is said to have worshiped the Lord as a peacock (Mayil in Tamil) &
hence the area came to be called Mylapore.
Festivals:
Arubathimoovar festival – the icons of more than 60 saints of Lord Shiva are
taken from Kapaleeshwar temple and paraded through Chennai in a colorful
procession. The festival is held in the month of March.
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3. Travel Guide
• Air: Chennai is an international airport connected by several
international airlines. There are regular flights to several cities
around the world from the International Terminal. There are also
daily flights to all-important centers in India from the Domestic
Terminal. Kamaraj National and Anna International Airports are
situated at Meenambakkam about 20 kms from the city
Rail: There are two major railway stations in Chennai. Chennai
Central is the bigger one and connects the city by broad gauge as
also broad gauge trains to all major cities and towns of India.
Road: Chennai is connected by good network of roads with all the
important places in TamilNadu and other parts of India. Pre-paid
taxis and airport coaches are available at airports and railway
station.
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