Kapaleeshwarar Temple

O Lord of Mylapore temple, situated on the shores of the sea with raging waves....

— Kapaleeshwarar Temple

The Lord of Kapaleeswaram sat watching the people of Mylapore – a place full of flowering coconut palms – taking ceremonial bath in the sea on the full moon day of the month of Masai.

— Kapaleeshwarar Temple

“On their festival days the Hindus would bring their images [to Mylapore beach] accompanied by large crowds and great rejoicing and would, as they approached the door of the church, lower them three times to the ground as a mark of reverence to it, a practice which had been followed from time immemorial.”

— Kapaleeshwarar Temple