Master plan ready for Kapaleeswarar Temple

Parking lot, wedding hall and a hall for last rites will be built

Finding parking space near Kapaleeswarar temple in Mylapore is a nightmare for devotees. But this is set to change soon with the temple authorities planning to pull down old buildings adjacent to the temple and build a multi-level parking lot. On ordinary days, before the COVID-19 pandemic, the temple used to get around 1,500 visitors on weekdays and 5,000 on weekends. Now, the numbers are higher on the weekends. As part of a master plan, a wedding hall, a library, a nandhavanam (garden with flowering plants/trees to be used in the temple), prasadham stall and a ‘kaarya mandapam’, where rituals relating to last rites can be conducted, will be constructed.