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Pancha Bhoota StalamFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pancha Bhoota Stalamor Pancha Bhoota Stala(Tamil: Sanskrit: ) refers to
the five Shiva temples,[1]dedicated to Shiva, a Hindu god, each representing the manifestation of the
five prime elements of nature- land, water, air, sky, fire.[2]
Panchaindicates Five,Bhootameanselements and Stalameans place. All these temples are located in South India with four of these temples
in Tamil Nadu and one in present day Andhra Pradesh. The five elements are believed to be enshrined in
the five lingams[1]and each of the lingamsrepresenting Shiva in the temple have five distinct names
based on the elements they represent.
Contents
1 Pancha Bhootam
2 The Five Temples
3 Gallery
4 Notes
5 References
Pancha Bhootam
According to Hinduism, life and the various species originated by the combination of planetary globesand the five manifestations of nature namely air, water, fire, land and sky.Bhoota(Sanskrit:) in
Sanskrit means compound and maha bhootaindicates a big compound.[3]According to Ayurveda, an
ancient Indian medical system, the equilibrium of the body with the pancha bhootasis governed by the
principles of tridoshas-kaph(phlegm),pitta(bile), vayu(gas), dhtuand malas(waste products).[4]
Rabindranath Tagore, a nobel lauerate for literature, in his poem,Pancha bhoota, has explained the
emotional faculty of the human mind is keenly sensitive to all objects of light, colour, sound, effect of
speed, sun, moon and stars.[5]
The Five Temples
In Tiruvannamalai temple, Shiva is said to have manifested himself in the form of massive column of
fire, whose crown and feet could not be found by the Hindu God of creation, Brahma and Hindu God of
preservation (or maintainer) Vishnu. A celebration of this manifestation is seen even today in the age old
traditions observed during the festivals of SivarathriandKarthigai Deepam.[6]AgniLingamexplains the
mythics of life - duty, virtue, self-sacrifice and finally liberation by and through ascetic life -duty, virtue,
self-sacrifice and finally liberation by and through ascetic life at the end ofAgni kalpa.[7]In
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Thiruvanaikaval temple, Shiva represents water element where the appu lingamis submerged in water[1]
and a perennial sub terrain spring gushes around the lingam.[8]In Chidambaram, empty space is
worshiped as Shiva(akasha lingam) to signify God is beyond human comprehension. It is unusual where
there is no physical stone lingampresent, unlike other temples of Shiva.[9]
Category Lingam Temple Location Coordinates
FireAgni Lingam
(Jyothi Lingam)[7]Arunachaleswara Temple[6]
[10] Thiruvannamalai12.231942,
79.067694
WaterAppu Lingam
(Jambu Lingam)[1]Thiruvanaikaval[10]
Thiruvanaikaval,
near Trichy
10.853383,
78.705455
Sky Akasha Lingam[9] Natarajar Temple[10] Chidambaram11.399596,79.693559
Air Vayu LingamSri Kalahastheeswara
Swami Temple[10][11]Kalahasthi
13.749802,
79.698410
Land Prithivi Lingam[12] Ekambareswarar Temple[10] Kanchipuram 12.847604,79.699798
Gallery
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12. ^ Tirtha: holy pilgrim centres of the Hindus : saptapuri & chaar dhaam, Subhadra Sen Gupta, p. 66
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