Did you know: The commonly held view is that the temple was built in the 7th century CE by the ruling Pallavas. This view is based on references to the temple in the hymns of the Nayanmars (which, however, place it by a sea shore). Thirugnanasambandar's 6th song in Poompavaipathikam and Arunagirinathar's 697th song in Thirumylai Thirupugazh, make clear reference to the Kapaleeswarar temple being located on the seashore in Mylapore. The scholarly view that accounts for the discrepancies is that the original temple was built on the shore but was destroyed by the Portuguese(present day St. Thomas Church), and the current temple (which is 1-1.5Â km from the shore) was built by the Vijayanagar kings during the 16th century, using some remains of the old temple. #Dravidian #Architecture #culture #tamil #kabalishwarar #kabali #temple #madras #pallavas #gopuram #templetower #mylapore #mylai (at Kapaleeshwarar Temple)
