Thursday, June 6, 2013

Five main Shiva temples of south India or the Pancha Bhoota Sthalams

The Pancha Bhoota temples are dedicated to Lord Shiva. Pancha mean five and Bhoota means elements. The five basic elements are earth (dharti), water (neer), fire (agni), air (vayu) and sky (aakash). These set of five temples are considered to be of great importance in south India. According to hindu mythology the five Shiva lingas in these temples represent the five elements.

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Pancha Bhoota Sthalams

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