Kapaleeshwarar Temple

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Kapaleeshwarar Temple is a historic and prominent Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, renowned for its Dravidian architecture and cultural significance in Chennai, India.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Dravidian architecture monument
Hindu temple
Shiva temple
architecturalStyle Dravidian architecture
associatedWithFestival Arubathimoovar festival
Karthigai Deepam
Mahashivaratri
Navaratri
Panguni Peruvizha
belongsToSect Shaiva Siddhanta
belongsToTradition Saivism
culturalSignificance important center for Tamil devotional music
major landmark of Mylapore
site for classical dance and music performances
dedicatedTo Shiva
governingBody Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department of Tamil Nadu
hasConsortDeity Karpagambal
hasConsortDeityForm Parvati as Karpagambal
hasGopuramOrientation east
west
hasShrine Ganesha shrine
Kapaleeshwarar shrine
Karpagambal shrine
Murugan shrine
Navagraha shrine
hasStructure gopuram
mandapa
prakaram
tank
hasTempleTank Kapaleeshwarar Temple tank
importantFor Tamil Shaivite worship
locatedInCity Chennai
locatedInCountry India
locatedInDistrict Chennai district
locatedInNeighbourhood Mylapore
locatedInState Tamil Nadu
nearbyLandmark Mylapore tank
San Thome area
notableFeature colorful stucco figures
processional streets around the temple
richly carved gopurams
openTo public
pilgrimageImportance major pilgrimage site in Chennai
primaryDeity Kapaleeshwarar
primaryDeityForm Shiva as Kapaleeshwarar
religion Hinduism
tourismImportance popular tourist attraction in Chennai
worshipLanguage Sanskrit
Tamil

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Kapaleeshwarar Temple ("Kapaleeshwarar shrine")
hasShrine
Chennai
hasTemple
Kapaleeshwarar Temple ("Kapaleeshwarar")
primaryDeity

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