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Pancha Bhoota Sthalams

Pancha Bhoota Sthalams — 5 Temples of the Elements

पंच भूत स्थलम्

Five Shiva temples in South India, each representing one of the five great elements — earth, water, fire, air, and ether.

Shrines

5

on the route

The Pancha Bhoota Sthalams are five Shiva temples, each representing one of the five great elements (pancha bhoota) — Prithvi (earth), Apas (water), Agni (fire), Vayu (air), and Akasha (ether).

The route

5 shrines, in order

  1. 1

    Ekambareswarar (Earth)

    Shiva·Kanchipuram·Tamil Nadu

    Represents Prithvi — the element of earth.

  2. 2

    Jambukeswarar (Water)

    Shiva·Tiruchirappalli·Tamil Nadu

    Represents Apas — water.

  3. 3

    Arunachaleswara (Fire)

    Shiva·Tiruvannamalai·Tamil Nadu

    Represents Agni — fire. Famous Karthigai Deepam festival.

  4. 4

    Srikalahasteeswara (Air)

    Shiva·Srikalahasti·Andhra Pradesh

    Represents Vayu — air.

  5. 5

    Nataraja (Ether)

    Shiva·Chidambaram·Tamil Nadu

    Represents Akasha — ether. Famed for the Nataraja form of dancing Shiva.

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