On 07 July 2012, while I had been in Chennai for my personal work, I visited Kapaleeshwarar Temple, which is situated in Mylapore, a suburb of Chennai. Kapaleeshwarar Temple was built around the 7th century and the deity God is Lord Shiva. The temple's name is derived from the words kapalam (head) and eeshwarar an alias of Shiva.
According to the Puranas, during the meeting of Brahma and Shiva at top of Mount Kailash Brahma failed to show the due respect to Shiva. Due to this, Shiva plucked of one of Brahma's heads (kapalams). In an act of penance, Brahma came down to the site of Mylapore and installed a Lingam to please Shiva.
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