In South India, non-Hindus are not allowed to enter most temples. There are big signboards at the temples stating that only Hindus are allowed. In North India, too, there are some temples that keep this rule, for example the Vishwanath temple in Varanasi or the Jagannath temple in Puri, in the Eastern part of India.
In 2010, there was a huge controversy in Kerala over Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse’s visit to Guruvayoor temple. It seems his wife entered the temple and the issue was if she was a Christian or a Buddhist. In Guruvayoor temple only Hindus are allowed to enter and there is a strict dress code. Men have to remove their shirt and wear a mundu. Women are allowed to wear only sarees and girls have to wear a skirt and blouse.
Kapaleeshwarar Temple is a temple of Shiva located in Mylapore, Chennai. The form of Shiva's wife Parvati worshiped at this temple is called Karpagambal (from Tamil, "Goddess of the Wish-Yielding Tree"). The temple was built around the 7th century CE in Dravidian architecture.
Shiva is worshiped as Kapaleeswarar, and is represented by the lingam. His consort Parvati is depicted as Karpagambal. The temple has numerous shrines, with those of Kapaleeswarar and Karpagambal being the most prominent. But alas, non-Hindus are not allowed here too.
