Kapaleeshwarar Temple Kapaleeshwarar Temple (Tamil: தமயிலாப்பூர் கபாலீசுவரர் கோயில்) is a Hindu temple situated in Mylapore (Tirumayilai) in Chennai, India. It is one of the oldest Saiva places of pilgrimage in Chennai (Paramasivanandam, 1981). History It is said that once this temple was near the seashore (Paramasivanandam, 1981). However, after that old temple near the seashore fell in the hands of the Portuguese during the 16th and 17th centuries A.D., the temple was built at the present location about three centuries years ago (Kamath, 2000; Paramasivanandam, 1981). The remnants of the old temple are said to have been seen immersed in the sea 100 years ago (Paramasivanandam, 1981). The temple as it stands today is said to have been erected during the time of the Nawabs and the Vijayanagar rulers are credited with having built it (Kamath, 2000; Paramasivanandam, 1981). Some fragmentary inscriptions from the old temple near the seashore are said to have been found in the present temple and in St. Thomas Cath…
