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Five South Indian Shiva temples embodying earth, water, fire, air, and space.
Ekambareswarar (earth), Jambukeswarar (water), Arunachaleswarar at Tiruvannamalai (fire), Srikalahasti (air), and Chidambaram Nataraja (space).
5 mapped anchors on the circuit.
1Ekambareswarar (Kanchipuram)IndiaEarth (Prithvi) lingam temple — first of the Pancha Bhoota Stalam.
2Jambukeswarar (Thiruvanaikaval)IndiaWater (Appu) lingam temple near Tiruchirappalli.
3Arunachaleswarar (Tiruvannamalai)IndiaFire (Agni) lingam — Annamalaiyar temple beneath the holy hill.
4SrikalahastiIndiaAir (Vayu) lingam temple in Andhra Pradesh.
5Chidambaram NatarajaIndiaSpace (Akasha) shrine of Nataraja — Thillai temple of the cosmic dance.