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Devadasi-s of Kapaliswarar temple
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The Kapaliswarar temple was home to a well-established devadasi tradition. Legend has it that Poompavai, the daughter of Sivanesan Chettiar was offered in marriage to Sambandar after he resurrected her. But when Sambandar refused stating that by bringing her to life he had become her father, Poompavai dedicated herself to Kapaliswara. It is believed the nearby Devadi Street was where the devadasi women attached to the shrine lived.