The temple is situated at a height of about 2239 feet from sea level. The main tower of the temple is 60 feet tall. There are two approaches to the temple. One is by climbing 1352 steps and the other is thru Barabanki or travelling by the twisting way. King Narasinghdeva I of Ganga Dynasty constructed the temple for Sri
Chandrasekhar in 1246 CE as indicated in the Kapilash temple inscription. In the left side of the temple the
Payamrta Kunda and in the right side the
Marichi Kunda exist. The temple has a wooden Jagamohana. Sri
Ganesh,
Kartikeya,
Gangadevi, etc. are found in the temple. Patita pavana
Jagannath is installed in the temple as the
Parsa Deva. Lord
Vishwanath temple is also situated in Kapilash. According to some scholars this temple is older than the
Chandrasekhar temple, hence it is known as
Budha Linga. There are many legends about Kapilash pitha and its significance. Tradition describes it as the ashram of
Kapila, to some scholars it is the second
Kailash of Lord
Shiva. Shridhar Swami who wrote commentary on
Bhagavata Purana stayed there. There are some monasteries in the premises. ==Temple robbery==