Kapaleeshwarar Temple is a temple of Shiva located in Mylapore, Chennai in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
The form of Shiva's wife Parvati worshipped at this temple is called Karpagambal ("Goddess of the Wish-Yielding Tree").
Kapaleeshwarar Temple was built in 7th century CE by the Pallavas. The original Kapaleeshwarar Temple was built where Santhome Church is located currently in Chennai, India. This original temple was demolished by the Portuguese and the present temple was built in the 16th century by the Vijayanagar Kings.
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