Do you know: 8 Ancient Shiva Temples fall in a Straight line!
Shiva is the eternal truth……Shiva is life…. Shiva is death……Har Har Mahadev.
We hear everyday that science is progressing a lot day by day in 21st century. But do you know that India was already a world leader and excelled in fields of geography and science.
You might be surprised to know that 8 shiva temples in India are built on a same latitude i.e. they will fall on same line if we use a ruler to locate them.
These 8 temples are:
- Kedarnath – Kedarnath Temple (30.7352° N, 79.0669)
- • Kaleshwaram – Kaleshwara Mukteeshwara swamy Temple (18.8110, 79.9067)
- • Srikalahati – Srikalahasti Temple (13.749802, 79.698410)
- • Kanchipuram – Ekambareswarar Temple (12.847604, 79.699798)
- • Thiruvanaikaval – Jambukeswara Temple (10.853383, 78.705455)
- • Tiruvannamalai – Annamalaiyar Temple (12.231942, 79.067694)
- • Chidambaram – Nataraja Temple (11.399596, 79.693559)
- • Rameswaram – Ramanathaswamy Temple (9.2881, 79.3174)
These temples were built at a time (thousands of years ago) when there was. no satellite technology available in World.
The architecture and location of these temples on one line symbolise the engineering and geographical knowledge possessed by ancient Indians.
Out of these 8,5 temples have Shiva linga, represented as manifestation of five basic elements of nature.(Earth, water, fire,air and space)
These panch bhoota sthalas are important places of worship in South India (Pancha=5, Bhoota=elements, Thala=place)
Flickering lamps in the Srikalahasti temple shows the play of wind (respiration of Vayu Linga).Water spring in the innermost sanctum of the Tiruvanaikka temple shows the temple’s relationship to the element water.
Annual Kartikai Deepam (giant lamp is lighted atop the Annamalai hill) highlights the Annamalaiyaar’s manifestation as fire
Swayambhu lingam of sand at Ekambareshwar temple signifies the Siva’s association with the earth element. The formless space (Akasa) at Natraja Temple depicts the association of lord with nothingness and formlessness.
Even today research is undertaken by many historians and archaeologists to find out the mystery behind such accurate positioning of temples and choice of the latitude.
