Kapaleeshwarar Temple (Lord Shiva )

This is a 7th Century Hindu temple dedicated to the holy lord Shiva. Located in the heart of Mylapore, Chennai of Tamil Nadu. The entire temple is based on Dravidian architecture and the form of Shiva's consort Parvati is worshipped here at this temple she is locally referred as Karpagambal. Arubathimoovar us one of the famous ritual they perform here at this temple. An absolute divine experience to be here!

We had a wonderful darshan with our family and kids. No one can say more about this temple.
One of the famous landmark in Mylapore and chennai. You can lot of activities happening inside the temple. Bharatanatyam program is one the major highlight.
Coming in own vehicle will make parking difficult. So plan accordingly

For sure one of the must see places in Chennai. Don't understand my review wrong, you have to go there. Just be prepared, first you will get surrounded by begging women with children and if you will give them any money like i did this will encourage them and others to bother you more, so do not react, do not speak, just move forward. Then you have to pay 100 rupees each for leaving the shoes in safe place and suddenly you will get the guide. Guide is great but be sure you will agree the fee with him before you start. We didn't, he asked for money for the temple and suggested 20,40 or 60 dollars! When I gave him 500 rupees he asked my wife "and what about you mam?" ok we double it but we don't know this was passed on the most needed or went to his pocket. Than on the end of 20min guiding he asked for a tip, sure no problem i said and gave him another 500 rupees. He suggested it is not enough and requested minimum 900 rupees. I was told that he and other members of his family are official workers for the temple. There should be some clear policy for covering their cost!
Do not avoid the temple be sure to include it in your Chennai trip but for sure avoid the guides.

The temple is beside the main road of Mylapore. Lord Shiva is being worshipped here. This is the most divine place. The architecture of this temple is must see. It has a story about the temple. The temple is very much older but keeps shining always like as a new. Visit once if you are staying in Chennai for sure with your family and friends and take the blessings of Lord Shiva.

It's such a beautiful & serene place which gives an idea how cultural & art is deeply rooted in history of Chennai. If you observe carefully you can easily differentiate each temple design is unique in its craft. In India invaders had tried to erase our art & monuments & history,but Tamilnadu temples has preserved it all for you.

A landmark of Madras/Chennai. Nestled in Mylapore, this Shiva temple attracts so many devotees and tourists. There is a huge tank on one side of the temple and is considered one of the oldest in Chennai.
The premises in and around the temple are clean and tidy. Closeby there are places where you can keep your footwear. You will find a lot of shops and restaurants in and around the temple

Offered our thanks and received all the blessings. The breeze, the music and the divine atmosphere is all a blessing. The temple was maintained perfectly well and clean. Parking was a mess here and fortunately we got a spot to park. Only 15 cars can be parked. So you better park somewhere and walk to the temple.

Devotional place which gives us lot of peace and positive vibration.One of the oldest temples in Chennai. Very beautiful and historic. Well maintained. Must visit. Very important temple in chennai. Well maintained even during pandemic times.