Kapaleeshwarar Temple

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Dravidian architecture monument Hindu temple Shiva temple

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

Aliases (2)
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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