Karpagambal shrine

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Karpagambal shrine is a prominent sanctum dedicated to the goddess Parvati in her Karpagambal form within the historic Kapaleeshwarar Temple in Mylapore, Chennai.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu temple shrine
religious structure
architecturalStyle Dravidian architecture
associatedDeity Karpagambal
Parvati
linked to: Kamakshi
associatedWithFestival Aadi Pooram
Navaratri
Panguni Peruvizha
linked to: Panguni
country India
culturalSignificance important Shakti shrine within a Shaivite temple
dedicatedTo Karpagambal
Parvati
linked to: Kamakshi
devoteeDemographic visited by local and regional Hindu devotees
goddessAspectOf Parvati
linked to: Kamakshi
hasGenderOfDeity female
hasMainIdolType moolavar
hasProcessionalIdolType utsava murti
hasRitualType abhishekam
alankaram
daily puja
deeparadhana
hasSanctumType separate sanctum within main temple
heritageContext part of historic Kapaleeshwarar Temple of Mylapore
iconographicTradition South Indian goddess iconography
isProminentShrineOf Kapaleeshwarar Temple
linkedPrimaryDeityOfTemple Kapaleeshwarar
locatedIn Chennai
India
Mylapore
Tamil Nadu
locatedInTemple Kapaleeshwarar Temple
neighbourhood Mylapore
partOf Kapaleeshwarar Temple complex
pilgrimageImportance major shrine for devotees of Parvati
primaryGoddessForm Karpagambal
region South India
relationshipToPrimaryDeity consort of Kapaleeshwarar
religion Hinduism
state Tamil Nadu
worshipLanguage Tamil
worshipTradition Shaivism

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Kapaleeshwarar Temple hasShrine Karpagambal shrine
Karpagambal primaryDeityOfShrine Karpagambal shrine at Kapaleeshwarar Temple
linked to: Karpagambal shrine
Karpagambal worshippedAs Karpagambal Amman
linked to: Karpagambal shrine