Sri Kapaleshwar Temple – Nashik

Sri Kapaleshwar Temple

Puranas mention that once Lord Siva saw Lord Brahma engaging in mundane talks prajalpa. He became angry with Lord Brahma and he cut off one of his heads which was speaking prajalpa. But then he was thinking that I have committed an offense against a brahmana, he was wondering how he could atone for his offense? So he travelled to many places and he could not find the solution to his dilemma.

one day he was sitting and he saw a young bull cow speaking to his mother, and the cow said that, “Our owner is very cruel and he always ties me up in a cruel way. So tomorrow I am going to kill him.” So the mother cow said to her son, “that the owner is a Brahman and that it is a offense to kill a Brahman.” But the little bull said, “But I know the place where you can become relived from the offense of killing brahmanas.” Siva was listening; he was thinking this is the answer to my great dilemma. So the next day, as the young boy predicted, everything took place and after he killed his owner, he ran and Siva began to follow. And he ran to this place “Rama tirtha.” The place where river Godavari forms this beautiful kunda, where Lord Sri Ramachandra Himself would bathe, and they both bathed here and get freed from their sin and then Lord Siva also bathed here. So this deity of Lord Siva “Kapaleshwar Mahadev” is an honor for Lord Siva’s taking bath here and was freed from his sin.

Sri Kapaleshwar Temple is one of the famous Siva temple in Nashik. This is the temple in India where there is no Nandi before Lord Siva.

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Sri Kapaleshwar Temple Timings

1. Morning Puja perform at 10 AM.
2. Evening Puja performs in the evening at about 5 PM.
3. On every Monday morning at 10 AM, there is special puja held.

How to Reach Kapaleshwar Mandir?

By Air: Nashik Airport is the nearest airport to the temple, which is at a distance of 19.4 KMs.

By Rail: Nashik is the nearest Railway station from the temple. It is located at 11 KMs distance.

By Road: Temple is just 2.6 KMs away from Nashik Bus Stand.