Summary:

• Highly recommend visiting Kapaleeshwarar Temple in Chennai. One of the oldest and most popular temples. The temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva .

We visited Kapaleeshwarar Temple on our first day in India. This is a lord Shive temple built by the Pallava Dynasty in the 7 th century. Our Uber dropped us off near the front entrance. We left our shoes in the front of the temple and went in .

The temples’s entrances are usually lined with people who ask you for money . I usually avoid eye contact and go in . If you give money to one person more people will come .

Once we went in it was very peaceful. We walked , prayed and stood in line to get blessings. It was a very enlightening experience.

The temple was built in the 7 th century. Most of the temples in South India will leave you in awe . They are magnificent constructions that have stood the test of time . Massive sophisticated structures in the middle of rudimentary buildings from recent times .

Definitely drop by at least one temple and if you are in Chennai Kapaleeshwarar Temple is a great choice.

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