The temple dedicated to the Hindu God Shiva, called Kapalisvarar is located in a suburban area Maylapur ancient city of Chennai, which is located in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

The exact date of the creation of the church is not known, but scientists believe that the time of its construction falls on the VII century, when this region a powerful Pallava rule. Its name comes from the words "Kapali", which means "head" and "isvarar" - one of the names of Shiva. Kapalisvarar is a typical example of the Dravidian style of architecture. Its main Gopuram - tower rises 40 meters above the entire street on which it is located. It has two inputs, arranged on different sides. The outer walls are decorated with numerous Gopuram brightly painted figures of people, animals and birds. In the main sanctuary Kapalisvarar are several vahana - figures which are a kind of deity repositories of the essence: the elephant, goat, parrot, bandicoot, and of course, the peacock and the bull that has always been considered one of the main forms of reincarnation of Siva. A recently added another vahana - golden chariot.

The temple is worshiped as the wife of Shiva - Goddess Parvati, and is one of its many incarnations Karpaganbal.

In the temple, four times daily puja is conducted - a Hindu ritual of "sacrifice": morning, afternoon, evening, and so-called puja pradosha Kaala. Also in the temple are several festivals. One of the most famous and important festival is considered Arupathimuvar during which honored followers of Saivism - direction Hindu tradition which assumes a special veneration of Shiva.