Kapaleeshwarar (Shiva) · Mylapore, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Kapaleeshwarar Temple
Built in the Dravidian architecture tradition. Kapaleeshwarar Temple is recorded at Mylapore, Chennai, Tamil Nadu in the Dravidian architecture tradition. This page keeps the public facts visible and leaves timings, ticketing and fulfilment to the shrine itself.
ഈ പുണ്യസ്ഥലത്തെക്കുറിച്ച്.
രേഖവായിക്കാൻ 1 മിനിറ്റ്→Photograph of Kapaleeshwarar Temple by G V Balasubramanian, via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kapaleeshwarar Temple നുള്ളിലെ പരിശോധിച്ചുറപ്പിച്ച വഴി ഇവിടെ ഇതുവരെ രേഖപ്പെടുത്തിയിട്ടില്ല.
ക്ഷേത്രവും അതിന്റെ മാപ്പും പറയുന്നതിൽ നിന്ന് തുടങ്ങാം.
What this page records
- Presiding deity
- Kapaleeshwarar (Shiva)
- Tradition
- Dravidian architecture
- Map pin
- 13.0339, 80.2697
- Festival named by the source
- ഉറവിടത്തിൽ പേര് നൽകിയിട്ടില്ല
- Recorded inception
- 650 CE
ഈ രേഖയിൽ പരിശോധിച്ചുറപ്പിച്ച സമയം, ഫീസ്, ടിക്കറ്റ് നിയമം എന്നിവയില്ല. യാത്രയ്ക്ക് മുമ്പ് ക്ഷേത്ര അധികൃതരിൽ നിന്ന് നിലവിലെ വിവരങ്ങൾ സ്ഥിരീകരിക്കുക.
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Sourced contextEach summary below is the opening of the Wikipedia article it names, quoted rather than rewritten, with a link to the article it came from.
Shiva, also known as Mahadeva and Hara, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. He is the Supreme Being in Shaivism, one of the major traditions within Hinduism.
Excerpt from “Shiva” by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dravidian architecture, or the Southern Indian temple style, is an architectural style in Hindu temple architecture that emerged from Southern India, reaching its final form by the sixteenth century.
Excerpt from “Dravidian architecture” by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
How a temple is commonly read 12 sourced parts
- Gopuram
Where the walk begins — the gate tower you pass under to enter the enclosure.
Source ↗ - Dhvajastambha
The flagstaff facing the sanctum; the line it marks points you at the deity.
Source ↗ - Mandapa
The pillared hall you cross before the sanctum, where devotees wait and gather.
Source ↗ - Pradakshina
The circumambulation path around the sanctum, walked keeping it to your right.
Source ↗ - Antarala
The short vestibule between the hall and the sanctum doorway.
Source ↗ - Garbhagriha
The sanctum itself — the innermost chamber holding the presiding image.
Source ↗ - Murti
The consecrated image in the sanctum that darshan is sought of.
Source ↗ - Vimana
The tower rising directly over the sanctum in southern temples.
Source ↗ - Shikhara
The tower rising over the sanctum in northern temples.
Source ↗ - Amalaka
The ribbed stone disc crowning a northern tower, below the finial.
Source ↗ - Kalasha
The pot-shaped finial at the very top of the tower.
Source ↗ - Prasada
The consecrated offering handed back to the devotee on the way out.
Source ↗
തീർത്ഥാടകരുടെ അവലോകനങ്ങൾ ലോഡ് ചെയ്യുന്നു…
Questions devotees ask
- Where is Kapaleeshwarar Temple?
- Kapaleeshwarar Temple is recorded at Mylapore, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
- Who is the presiding deity at Kapaleeshwarar Temple?
- The presiding deity recorded for Kapaleeshwarar Temple is Kapaleeshwarar (Shiva).
We do not sell darshan.Here is the temple’s own desk.
Temple World keeps the record. The timing, the ticket and the entry rule are the shrine’s to publish — read them there before you travel, and treat anything on this page as a reference only.
- The shrine’s own sitemylaikapaleeswarar.hrce.tn.gov.inToday’s hours, and any entry ruleOpen ↗
- Darshan optionsRecord a request for helpNo payment is taken. A request is not a bookingReference
- Plan the visitSourced guidance, cited line by lineEvery section there names the page it was read fromPlanner
- The map pin13.0339, 80.2697The coordinates on the registry record, opened in MapsMap ↗
- The source articleen.wikipedia.orgWhere the facts above were read fromWikipedia ↗