About Karaneeswarar Temple - Mylapore The Karaneeswarar Temple is a 12th-century Hindu temple in the neighbourhood of Mylapore in Chennai, India. The temple is dedicated to Shiva. The main deity is a shivalinga. There are also shrines to Sarvamangala Vinayaka, Dandapani, Durga, Lakshmi and Saraswathi. This temple is the abode of Lord Sri Karaneeswara and Mother Porkodi Amman. The temple is located at Bazaar road in the middle stretch of the popular Kutcheri road in Mylapore. It is about half a kilometre from the famous Kapaleeswarar temple. From Sanskrit language, Karana means ""cause"". Karana + Iswara (Lord) = Karaneeswara, ""the Lord who is the cause"". The general belief is – He is the primordial cause of this universe which is His very form. He is also the Lord who can teach us the causality behind all events. Lord Karaneeswara is more than happy to grant material boons as well. The worship of Sri Karaneeswara and Mother Porkodi blesses one