Location
Sri Kapileswaraswami Temple is the single most shiva temple in the midst of numerous Vishnu temples. It situates in the foothills of Tirumala, which is just three kilometers north to Tirupati. All important festivals such as Vinayaka Chathurthi, Maha Shivaratri and Annabhishekam and Brahmotsavam are being carried out here.
A divine waterfall known as Kapila Teertham or the Alwar teertham makes the temple precincts more divine. This temple premises houses other temples of Sri Lakshminarayanaswamy, Sri Venugopalaswamy and Sri Vinayakaswamy. Since it is the only temple dedicated to the destroyer god, the devotees never spare to visit this holy abode while their pilgrimage in Tirupati.