There are five principles by which the human body is composed. Earth, water, fire, air, sky. Similarly in South India Lord Shiva has five lingams which nourish these five Tattvas. In South India these five places are called Panchabhuta Sthalam.
Each linga is named based on the element represented by Pancha Tatva. Surprisingly, all these 5 temples are located at 78 – 79° E longitude, with very little difference.
The temples are located in South India. Four are located in Tamil Nadu and one in Andhra Pradesh. Everything in Brambhanda comes from Panchatattva and disappears from Panchatattva. Our body is made up of these five elements. If you can control the five principles smoothly, they will surely make you successful in all areas of life.
By the grace of Devadeva Mahadev, by the grace of my Guru, I had the good fortune to visit the lingams of these five temples and to sit and meditate in the garbha griha of those temples.
If you visit the lingam of these five temples, then surely your Panchattva will be purified due to the divine energy of that temple. Due to the control over your Pancha Tattva, you are sure to be successful in all fields.
Those who can afford it should definitely visit this pancha linga i.e. Panchabhuta Sthalam of South India.
Now find out which gender is specific to which theory.
Prithvi Lingam is located in Kanchipuram, the temple name is Ekambeswara Temple. Trichy has Jal Lingam, the temple name is Jambakeswara Temple. Agni Lingam is located in Thiruvanyamalai, the temple name is Arunachaleshwar Temple. Kalahasti has Vayu Lingam, the temple is called Kalahasti Temple. Chidambaram houses the Akash Lingam, the temple is named Nataraja Temple.
Prithvi Lingam
Ekambareshwar Temple, Kanchipuram,
Location 12°50′51″N 79°42′00″E
Shiva is worshiped as Ekambareshwar or Ekambarnathar and his linga is referred to as Prithvi Lingam. The temple complex covers 25 acres, and is one of the largest in India. It has four gateway towers known as gopurams. This tower is among the tallest temple towers in India. There are many halls in the temple complex. The most notable is the thousand-pillared hall built during the Vijayanagara period. Legend has it that Shiva’s consort Parvati broke her curse by doing penance under an ancient mango tree in the temple near the river Vegavati. Even if you go to that temple, you can see the special part of that ancient mango tree.
Varuna Lingam (Water) Jambukeshwar Temple
Location Trichy Near Trichy 10°51′12″N 78°42′20″E
What is the legend of Jambukeshwar temple?
Devotees believe that once, Goddess Parvati made fun of Lord Shiva’s penance for the betterment and welfare of the world. So, Shiva asked him to go to Earth from Kailasa (abode of Shiva) to perform penance.
As per Shiva’s wish, Parvati got the Jambu forest (Tiruvanaikoel) to perform her penance as Akilandeshwari. So, he made a linga from the water of river Kaveri under the ven nobal tree (the ven nobal tree above Sant Jambu) and started worshiping him. Hence, the lingam is known as Appu Lingam (water lingam). Shiva finally gave darshan to Akilandeswari and taught her the wisdom of Shiva.
The presiding deity of Jambukeshwar temple is Jambukeshwar, which represents the element of water. That is Lord Shiva is installed here as Jal Lingam. Lord Shiva is a student here in the form of Guru Ma Parvati Akilandeshwari.
Agni Lingam (Jyoti Lingam)[7]
Arunachaleshwar Temple Location Tiruvannamalai
12°13′53.76″N 79°4′1.92″E
Annamalai hill with temple gopuram in front
According to Hindu mythology, once Shiva’s wife Parvati caught her husband’s eyes while playing in a flower on the peak of Kailash. For the gods it was a momentary event, but as a result light was removed from the entire universe and the earth was plunged into darkness for many years. Parvati then took penance with other devotees of Shiva. Then Shiva appeared in the Arunachal Hills in the form of a huge pillar of fire and restored the light to the world. He then entered Parvati’s body and assumed the form of Ardhanarishwar (half Shiva, half Parvati). This is how the Arunachal hill behind the Arunachaleshwar temple is divinely associated with the temple. The entire hill is considered sacred in the knowledge of a Shiva Linga. Lord Shiva is installed here as Agni Linga.
Vayu Lingam Srikalahasti Temple
Location Kalahasti, Andhra Pradesh
13°44′58″N 79°41′54″E
Srikalahasti is a Shiva temple in the town of Srikalahasti, near the town of Tirupati in the Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh. This temple is situated on the banks of Swarnmukhi River, a tributary of Pennar River and also known as Kalahasti. Known as Dakshin Kailash or Dakshin Kashi for about 2000 years.
According to belief, the place is named after three animals – Sri meaning spider, Kala meaning snake and Hasti meaning elephant. All the three got liberated by worshiping Shiva here. According to a legend, while doing penance on the Shivalinga, spiders made webs and snakes wrapped around the linga and worshiped and the elephant bathed the Shivalinga with water. Statues of these three animals are also installed here. Srikalahasti is also mentioned in ancient texts like Skanda Purana, Shiva Purana and Linga Purana. According to the Skandapurana, Arjuna once had a vision of Lord Kalahastivar at this place. Then Bharadwaj Muni is also seen on the top of the hill. It is said that a tribal named Kannappa used to worship Shiva here. This temple is specially known for Rahu Ketu Puja.
Akash Lingam Nataraja Temple
Location Chidambaram 11°23′58″N 79°41′36″E
The dancing figure of Chidambaram is mentioned in passages from the “Sutta Samhita” chapter of the Skanda Purana and in several panthis composed in the 7th to 10th centuries AD. Judging by the antiquity of an excavated portion of the present Nataraja temple, the early Chola era has emerged This Chidambaram city was the ancient capital of the Chola Empire and Nataraja Shiva was their deity. The Chidambaram temple was very important to the Cholas. In this temple Lord Shiva is worshiped as Nataraja as Akash Linga.