PANCHA BOOTHA STHALA
Pancha bootha sthala are the five different places where Lord Shiva appears in the
form of Pancha boothas (five primary elements) such as Prithvi(land), Appu(water),
theyu(fire), Vayu(air), Akash(sky).
| S.NO. | PRIMARY ELEMENT | TEMPLE-CHIEF DEITY- LOCATION | SPECIALTY |
| 1 | Earth | Ekambareswarar koil –Ekambareswarar- Kanchipuram> Tamil Nadu > India | The lingam is made of sand and hence abishekam is not done to the lingam. The sthala viruksha(temple tree) is mango tree which bears four different tastes in four different branches. |
| 2 | Water | Thiruvaanaikaval- Jambukeshwarar- Trichy> Tamil Nadu> India | India water flows over the lingam throughout the years |
| 3 | Fire | Thiruvannamalai- Annamalayar- Thiruvannamali> Tamil Nadu> India | The mountain itself is considered as the god. Only after lighting fire on the top of this mountain, deepam is lit on other temples and in all the houses throughout tamilnadu. |
| 4 | Air | Kalahasthi- Kalahasthnathar- Kalahasthi> Andrapradesh> India | A deepam inside sanctum sanctorum flickers denoting the presence of god in the form of air in the temple. |
| 5 | Sky | Chidambaram- Thillai Natarajar- Chidambaram> Tamil Nadu> India | Chidambara rahasyam: a golden bilva leaf is hung inside the temple hidden behind the screen indicating the presence of god in the form of ether. |
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A lingam ( shivalinga ), sometimes referred to as linga or Shiva linga,is an abstract or aniconic representation of the Hindu deity Shiva in Shaivism.