Kapaleeshwarar Temple: Timings, Ropeway Tickets, Pooja Ticket Price

Located 9 km from Chennai Central railway station, Kapaleeshwarar temple is a famous place of worship in Mylapore. Lord Shiva as Kapaleeshwarar and Goddess Uma as Karpagambal are the main deities. The east entrance is 40 m and higher than the west entrance. 

Colorful gopurams are present at the east and west entrances of Kapaleeswarar temple. Lord Shiva is worshipped in the form of Suyambu Lingam here. A huge water tank is present at the west entrance here.

The other deities in this temple are Natana Vinayakar, Palani Andavar, Vaayilar Nayanar, Singara Velar, Dakshinamurthy, Somaskandar and Durgai.

Kapaleeshwarar Temple History

Pallavas built this temple in the 7th Century. According to the historians it was supposed to be the original temple. When the Portuguese acquired Mylapore, they demolished the temple. Kapaleeshwarar Temple was rebuilt 300 years ago by the Vijayanagara kings. 

There was a mythological story that Goddess Uma wanted to understand the meaning of the Na Ma Shi Va Ya mantra and the significance of sacred ash from Lord Shiva. Lord Shiva accepted and started teaching. 

She was distracted by a peacock that infuriated Lord Shiva. He cursed her to perform penance by going to Thondai Nadu. She worshipped Lord Shiva under the sacred Punnai tree near the temple. Lord Shiva was carried out by her devotion and called her Karpagavalli.

Kapaleeshwarar Temple Timings

Particulars	Timings
All days (except festival days)	05:30 AM - 12:30 PM 04:00 PM - 09:30 PM
Mahashivarathri	05:00 AM - Next day 05:00 AM ( 24 hours)

Kapaleeshwarar Temple Pooja Timings

Particulars	Timings
Opening Time	05:30 AM
Ko Pooja (Flower, Kunkamam, and Santhanam)	05:30 AM - 06:00 AM
Vaikarai Pooja (Abhishegam and Alangaram)	06:00 AM - 07:00 AM
Kalasandhi Pooja (Abhishegam and Alangaram)	08:00 AM - 09:30 AM
Uchikkala Pooja (Abhishegam and Alangaram)	11:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Sayaraksha Pooja (Abhishegam and Alangaram)	04:00 PM - 06:30 PM
Ushakala Pooja	06:30 PM - 07:00 PM
Ardhajama Pooja (Abhishegam and Alangaram)	09:00 PM - 09:30 PM
Closing Time	09:30 PM

Kapaleeshwarar Temple Pooja Ticket Price

Particulars	Price
Karpagambal Abhishegam	Rs.900
Durgai Abhishegam	Rs.900
Angampoombavai	Rs.900
Narthana Vinayagar	Rs.900
Arunagirinathar Abhishegam	Rs.900
Durga Lakshmi Abhishegam	Rs.900
Jagadeeswarar Abhishegam	Rs.900
Nandhikeeshwarar Abhishegam	Rs.900
Narthana Vinayagar Abhishegam	Rs.900
Palani Andavar Abhishegam	Rs.900
Polla Pillayar Abhishegam	Rs.900
Sandhikeshwarar Abhishegam	Rs.900
Selva Vinayagar Abhishegam	Rs.900
Sundareshwarar Abhishegam	Rs.900
Suriyan Abhishegam	Rs.900
Unnamalaiyar Abhishegam	Rs.900
Veerabathra Abhishegam	Rs.900
Vaayalar Nayannar Abhishegam	Rs.900
Saneeswarar Abhishegam	Rs.700
1 Kalasa Ruthra Abhishegam	Rs.550
Navagraham	Rs.900
Kapaleeswarar Abhishegam	Rs.900
11 Kalasa Ruthra Abhishegam	Rs.2700
Golden Chariot	Rs.1501
Dakshanamoorthi	Rs. 900
Singaravelar	Rs.900
Bairava Abhishekam	Rs.900
108 Silver Lotus Archanai	Rs.300
Thanga Pavadai	Rs.750

Festivals celebrated at Kapaleeshwarar Temple

• Mahashivarathri
• Brahmotsavam
• Arupathimoovar Festival
• Theppa ‘Thiruvizha
• Navarathri
• Vasantha utsavam

How To Reach Kapaleeshwarar Temple

Particulars	Details	Distance
Nearest Airport	Chennai International Airport	17 km
Nearest Railway station	Chennai Central Railway Station	9.2 km
Nearest Bus Stop	Mylapore Bus Stop	1.9 km