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Visiting these 7 places is a must in the life of a Shaivite. At Least once! Because Shiva is always present in these 7 mysterious temples. And if you want to feel the energy of Shiva then you must visit here.

1. Mystery of 7 Ancient

Shiva Temples in India

Mystery of 7
a Ancient Shiva
Sep 11,2023 | Vecie Culture Temples in India

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Har Har Mahadev to the Shiv Bhaktas reading this
blog. But, before you stat just one question! Do you
seek intense love and connection with Shiva? Do you
want to connect to Shiva and express your devotion?
What if tll you that there ae 7 places in India where
you can find Shiva? But these 7 places hold a

significant mystery too. But no mystery can separate a

2. Shaivte from their ord, Lets discover the Mystery of
7 Ancient Shiva Temples in India in this blog.

Visiting these 7 places isa must in the life ofa Shalvite
[At Least once! Because Shiva is always present in these
7 mysterious temples. And ifyou want to feel the
energy of Shiva then you must visit here

And you havent visited any ofthese yet, then dontt
worry as you are about to, Well start a spiritual
Journey from the North to the South ofthis sacred
land. Decoding the Mystery of 7 Ancient Shiva temples
in india

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2. Decoding the Mystery of7Anclent Shiva Temples

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3.A Geographical Marvel

Things to know about 7 ancient

mysterious Shiva temples in India

+ These temples showcase exceptional architectural
briliance.

+ These structures surpass modern architecture.
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Rich mythological als related to Shiva fils these
temples.

‘Also, these temples have something special, which
makes them stand out among the others. Whether
it can be the cultural practices, architecture, tales, or
geographical conditions they are present in.

Decoding the Mystery of 7 Ancient

Shiva Temples in India

Uncover the
secrets legends,
and history
behind these

6 per the sequence, below mentioned are the 7 most
famous mysterious Shiva Temples in india

Kedarnath 79.0665")
Kalestwaram Mukteshwara Swamy 79.9067")
Sikalahast 79.6984")

Ekambareswarar Kanchi (73.6997")
Thiruvannamala 79.0569")

‘Chidambaranv Nataraja 9.0676")

Rameshwara (7931741)

Kedarnath

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Kedarnathis situated atthe RudraPrayag district of perte oT
Utrakhand. According to Hindu scriptures, for the

salvation of nature, Shiva appeared inthe form of

yoga at 12 places in India, The Shiva Lingas.

located at these 12 places are worshiped as

yolningas, of which Kedarnath is also one.

itis one ofthe Char Dhams and Panch Kedar. Panch
Kedar temples represents the five organs of Lord
Shiva, and these temples are as follows:

Kedarnath - Hump.
Rudranath - Face.
Kalpeshwar - Hairs or ata
Madheshwar -Navel

+ Tungnath - Arms

‘The doors of Kedarnath, located on the Himalayan
‘mountain of Utarakhand, remain open forthe
devotees only for 6 months. This route gets closed
after heavy snowfallin winters.

Fascinating Facts

+A fascinating aspect of this temple sits three
surrounding mountains. These are as follows:

+ Kharch Kund - 21,066 fe

= Kedarnath - 22,000 ft

5. + Another beautiful thing about this temple s that
there are fie rivers near this temple. Out of them
‘only one is visible and the other fours are mythical
but it does exist. The names ofthese 5 rivers are:

=. Mandakini which i visible)
= Maduganga

= Kheerganga

Saraswati

+ Swarna Gauri

+ There are alot of stories about, who bul his
‘temple. But the most popular story says that it was
buit by Pandavas.

Pandavas in Search of Shiva

Let have a look at what happened after Mahabharata
and why Pandavas built this temple, As we know what
happened during Mahabharata but we are unaware of
What happened after that. So let's see,

After the Kurukshetra battle, the Pandavas were
accused of ratricide, a sin of killing family members,
Shiva, angered by their actions, decided to meditate at
Kedar. With determination, the Pandavas followed
Shiva, disguised asa bul, and hid in a herd of animals
Bhima, a giant bull attacked Shiva, forcing him to sink
under the ground. Lord Shiva freed the Pandavas from
Sin and established himself in a bulls back form, later
worshiped as Kedarnath,

This isthe reason why, Panch Kedaram represents the
different body parts of shiva,

Now; let's get over the next temple.

Kaleshwaram Mukteswara Swamy

6. In Telangana, India exists a holy temple of Shiva at the
Mahadevpur Mandal village, near the river Godavari It
is wellknown as Srikaleshwaram Mukteswara Swamy
temple. There are two Shiva Lingas onthe same
platform, Reflecting the dual impact ofthe energy of
Shiva

Understanding the meaning ofthe name,
Kaleshwaram or Kala means the one who takes life or
Yama, Whereas, Mukteswara or Eshwara is the one
who gives life, means Shiva

Collectively the name becomes Kaleshwaram
Mukteswaram Swamy Temple.

Fascinating Facts

Here are some fascinating things about the temple:

« Theres an underground passage under the temple
that reaches straight to Godavr

+ This temple depicts the unique combination of fe
and death

+ Itrepresents hat life and death are not distinct,
they are the same.

Srikalahasti

7. ‘Among the Pancha Bhoota Salam, this temple
represents the ar element. This temple is situated in
the holy town, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, is 40 km

‘away from the Tirupati Balaji Temple.

‘According tothe ancient beliefs, Lord Shiva was
pleased by the devotion ofa spider, a snake, and an
elephant. So he placed himself here as ayotringa
‘This is why this temple is named so,

Sri means spider, Kala means snake, and Hasti means
elephant

Amazing Facts

Lets see whats amazing about this temple:

The priests ofthis temple never touch the Shiva
Linge,

‘The Shiva Linga here's square shaped.

les the only temple which never closes during
eclipses

Usually, devotees come her to offer prayers to
Rahu and Ketu, So, iis alo called “Roh Temple’

Rahu and Ketu are the planets responsible fr the
eclipse and they are worshiped here, which isthe
reason that ths temple never closes on eclipse,

“Another amazing thing about this temples, the
‘darshana of the Shiva Inga is always observed only
under the light of a lamp or deepak

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Ekambareswarar (Kanchipuram)

Ekambareswarar

Ekambareswarar or Kanchipuram temples situated in
‘the Kanchipuram town of Tamil Nadu. The Shiv Linga
inthis temple is made of sand. itis believed that it was
made by Goddess Parvat to perform penance to Lord
Shiva hence itis also called Prihvi Lingam, This
Iyotiringa represents the earth element.

Fun Facts

Devotees do not offer water tothe Shiv Linga at this
temple.

‘They anoint Shiva with Jasmine flowers at this
temple,

‘The rulers ofthe Pallava dynasty bulk it, butt has a
story associated with Shiva and Parvati

Inside the temple premises, a mango tree believed
Lo be more than 3500 years old stands, with
devotees worshipping the trunk preserved ina siver
frame.

‘Another specialty ofthis temples that there are
1008 shiva lingam inside the premises of the
temple,

Ie is the largest temple of Kanchipuram, spreading,
across avast area of 20 acres.

All Shiva lingas are crafted from a single rock

9. 1000 hall temples.

+ Each pilar has more than 100 temples carved over

+ Italso has an entrance arc or Gopuram, 58 m long

Thiruvannamalai

‘Thiewannamalai temple, also known as the
Arunachaleshwarar Temple, is a renowned Hindu
‘temple located in a town, Tiruvannamalal of Tamil
Nadu. Its significant pilgrimage site for Shavites. It
is associated with the fire element

Shiva's fiery contest

Apart from the divinity of this temple, there's a legend
associated with. Lets have à look at it

‘Once lord Brahma and Lord Vishnu got into an
argument about who was the supreme del.

‘The argument escalated later, so Lord Shiva had to
intervene to settle this conflict.

He proposed a contest where the one who could
spot Shiva's feet and crown willbe the winner and
attain the ile of supreme hindu dey

‘Shiva transformed himself into a massive column of
fire that stretched beyond the heavens and reached
the depths of earth.

Brahma took the form of a swan and flew above
while Vishnu became a boar and started digging

10. ‘After along search Vishnu surrendered but Brahma
diem.

Brahma has the power of creation, so he creates a
flower (Thazhambu) which recedes over Shiva

He lied that he brought the flower from the crown
of shiva

Shiva got furious because that flower takes 40,000
years to reach ground after faling from Shiva’ head
‘and Brahma ied that he gott from his hea,

‘Shiva’ curse that neither lower nor Brahma shall
be worshipped,

Chidambaram

‘The Chidambaram or Nataraja temple, situated in
Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu. This temple is dedicated to
the Nataraja form of Lord Shiva, The Shiva lingam in
‘this temple is linked to the element of air and harbors
several yet undiscovered secrets, The innermost
shrine of the temple bears the name “Chidambaram
Rahasyam.

Chidambaram Rahasya

‘This secret is hidden behind a curtain and it is never
revealed tothe publi. This secret includes

+ The thumb ofthe idol of Lord Shiva points towards
the center point of the world's magnetic equator.

11. ‘This temple is dedicated to 3 forms of Shiva which
are Notaraja Swami, Spatitlingam, and Formless
Brahmaroop

‘The credit to buld this temple goes to Chola and
Pallava kings

‘The Mandapa has 21,600 gol layers. It represents
the total numberof times a human being inhales
and exhales.

‘The god layers were held together with 72,000
rails. Which represents the “Madis”in the human
body.

Rameshwaram

Rameshwaram temple is one ofthe most sacred
pilgrimages of hindus. Situated in the
Ramanathapuram district of Tamil Nadu. The Shiva
lingam in this temple is one out of 12 yotringas. The
temple of Rameshwaram is a wonderful example of

Indian construction and craftsmanship,

Amazing Facts

+ Thistemple appears ike a cone shaped istand if
‘observed from above, Because the Indian ocean
and Bay of Bengal surrounds this temple.

Itwas once attached to the indian land but
detached because of huge ocean waves

Lord Rama built stone bridge before his march to
Lanka,

12. Later, on Une request of Vibhishana, Ram broke tis
bridge at Ohanushkoti salt place, the remains of
which are sil there,

‘This temple holds the world's longest corridor which
is more than 400 feet long.

Another strange fact about the temple is that here
are no mountains near the temple and there is no
sufficient material available to build such an

So, whenever you worship Shiva Just recall these
‘temples, Worship is not ust done by devotion,
dedication, rules and regulations, Because:

water aot go ae raat
eat gs oh fre or ae Pra

‘This statement means that nothing is impure, As
everything belongs to shiva, And what is the need to
goto the temple, there is no compulsion of any place
to worship Shiva, ican be done anytime, anywhere.

Shiva says: ERROR

A Geographical Marvel

In this biog, we will read about 7 Shiva temples
which are geographically in a straight ine. And by
straight, mean straight! You can find iton the maps

‘also, But dont worry the Google Maps image is below:

See, how magnificent, ist 7 Shiva temples ina
straight line. Without GPS during that period, how did
they manage to putit in a straight line? And thisis no
coincidence though. Each of these Mystery of 7
‘Ancient Shiva Temples in India have their own
magnificent story reflecting their significance in the
Hindu culture,

13. Pancha Bhoota Stalam

‘Also, out ofthese 7 temples, there are S temples which
represent the 5 fundamental elements. These are

‘Thiwanaikaval : The temple of Water
Thiruvanamala: The temple of Fire
Srialahasti: Temple of Air
Kanchipuram : The temple of Earth
Chidambaram : The temple of Space’ Sky

‘These temples are known as, "Pancha Bhoota Salam?

together, Because the Shi Lingas ofthese groups of 5
temples represent five elements,

All these temples are thousands of years old. These
temples were built with the help of Yogic Science,
indicating the advanced nature of our ancient Yogic
Science

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