Kapaleshwar Temple

Getting there

• By air

  Nashik's airport is at Ozar, about 20 km northeast of the city centre.

• By train

  Nasik Road railway station is about 9 km from the city centre, and taxis and autos are available at the station.

Rules to know

• Temple management has decided to allow devotees of all castes, and women, to enter the sanctum.

Why devotees come here

Kapaleshwar Temple is a Shiva shrine in Nashik city, near the Godavari river. Shiva is worshipped here as a shivling, and news reports call the temple famous and ancient.

Panchavati takes its name from five banyan trees said to have grown near the Kalaram temple. Panchavati lies on the left bank of the Godavari in Nashik city. The Ramayana places the cutting of the demoness Surpanakha's nose by Lakshmana on the Godavari banks at Nashik. The area around Panchavati is considered sacred and has several temples and holy sites.

The temple is near the Godavari river. Times of India reports call it a famous and centuries-old shrine. Devotees pray here on Mahashivratri. Trustees have asked people not to pour milk on the shivling and to donate the milk instead.

Nashik is one of the Kumbh Mela sites, held every 12 years. A Simhastha Kumbh Mela is scheduled in the city from October 2026 to July 2028. The Godavari divides the city into two almost equal halves. Nashik lies about 165 km northeast of Mumbai, the state capital.

Festivals

• MahashivratriMahashivratri

  Devotees come to the temple to pray on this festival.

• October 2026 to July 2028Simhastha Kumbh Mela

  Nashik is one of the Kumbh Mela sites, and the Simhastha Kumbh is scheduled in the city in this period.

Tips for your visit

• The station code for Nasik Road railway station is NK.
• Police have declared the area in front of the temple a no-parking zone.

Questions people ask