Mylaporean's asset , "Lord kapaleeshwarar temple "

Kapaleeshwarar Temple is a temple of shiva located in mylapore,chennai in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.According to thepuranas,, shakthi worshipped Shiva in the form of a peacock, giving the vernacular name Mylai ( which is presently called mylapore) to the area that developed around the temple - mayil is Tamil for "peacock". Shiva is worshiped as Kapaleeshwarar, and is represented by the lingam.

The panguni festival : This festival is celebrated in the month of mid- march to mid- april month for nine long days .

The festival panguni peruvizha (spring festival) has five categories :

Dwajarohanam
Brahmotsavam
Therotsavam
Arupathimoovar festival and,
Tirukkalyanam

DWAJAROHANAM : The festival starts with flag hoisting which the word describes in sanskrit.

BRAHMOTSAVAM : The idols of Kapaleeshwarar and Karpagambal are decorated with clothes and jewels, are mounted on a vahana, and then taken around the temple and its water tank in a pradakshinam called as theppa thiruvizha ( theppa - a ferry like vessel over which the idols of the god is placed )

THEROTSAVAM: grand prelude to mylapore's biggest festival (a well said caption from :THE HINDU ).The decorated god is placed on the vahana , is taken around mylapore's important location .

ARUPATHIMOOVAR FESTIVAL  :The Arupathimoovar festival is the most important procession.It is named after the sixty-three Nayanmars who have attained salvation by their love & devotion to the all-compassionate Lord Shiva. All sixty-three Nayanmar idols follow the Kapaleeshwarar idol on this procession. This takes place on the eight day.

TIRUKALYANAM : And finally the marriage between the god and the goddess (kapaleeshwarar and karpagaambal)

HUNGRY FISH : " DON'T FORGET TO MEET THEM "The temple's large tank is full of hungry fish who have an easy life, devouring bread and other offerings from temple-goers.

PRASHADH : Nobody would have heart to leave the temple without eating the famous puliyodhari that you would mouth water for. 

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