Plate PIL · TALAPancha Bhuta Stala — Five Element Shrines of ShivaPancha Bhuta Stala Yatra
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Pilgrimage · 5 stations
Provisionalपञ्च भूत स्थल यात्रा
Pancha Bhuta Stala — Five Element Shrines of Shiva
Pancha Bhuta Stala Yatra
Five Shiva temples in Tamil Nadu where the lingam represents each of the five classical elements: Chidambaram (Akasha/Ether), Thiruvannamalai (Agni/Fire), Kanchipuram (Prithvi/Earth), Thiruvanaikaval (Jala/Water), and Srikalahasti (Vayu/Air).
Pilgrim circuit of 5 stations traversing 600 km. Each station is preserved with its sequence, significance, and the temple linkage when scholar-verified.
Provenance ledger
7 entries
- Period of attestation700 CE – presentverified evidence
- Total length600 km · 5 stationsverified evidence
- Station 1Station 1 · Akasha linga — Shiva as the infinite skyverified evidence
- Station 2Station 2 · Agni linga — the hill of fire (Arunachala)verified evidence
- Station 3Station 3 · Prithvi linga — earth element, mango tree lingamverified evidence
- Station 4Station 4 · Jala linga — water spring inside the sanctumverified evidence
- Station 5Station 5 · Vayu linga — the lamp flame flickers in the wind inside the sanctumverified evidence
IIIStations
5 in sequence- 01
Station 1
Akasha linga — Shiva as the infinite sky
- 02
Station 2
Agni linga — the hill of fire (Arunachala)
- 03
Station 3
Prithvi linga — earth element, mango tree lingam
- 04
Station 4
Jala linga — water spring inside the sanctum
- 05
Station 5
Vayu linga — the lamp flame flickers in the wind inside the sanctum
IVNames in other languages
- eng · LatnPancha Bhuta Stala — Five Element Shrines of Shiva· Five Shiva temples in Tamil Nadu where the lingam represents each of the five cl…
- hin · Devaपञ्च भूत स्थल यात्रा· तमिलनाडु के पाँच शिव मंदिर जहाँ लिंग पाँच तत्वों का प्रतिनिधित्व करते हैं: चिदंब…
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