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Pancha Bhoota Sthalam

Five Shiva temples in South India, each standing for one of the five elements.

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The temples, in order

  1. Ekambareswarar Temple, Kanchipuram
    Earth, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu
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  2. Jambukeswarar Temple, Thiruvanaikaval
    Water, Thiruvanaikaval, Tamil Nadu
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  3. Arunachalesvara Temple
    Fire, Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu
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  4. Srikalahasteeswara Temple
    Air, Srikalahasti, Andhra Pradesh
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  5. Nataraja Temple, Chidambaram
    Space, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu
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Source for this list: Wikipedia, Pancha Bhoota Sthalam. We do not decide which temple is holy. A temple carries the gold teerth pin only when a named traditional circuit includes it, and each circuit page says where its list comes from. More circuits are being added.