Paadal Petra Sthalams - पादल पेत्र स्थलम (शिव के पवित्र स्थान)

Paadal Petra Sthalams ( The pious/holy temples of Lord Shiva -शिव के पवित्र स्थान

There are 275 Paadal Petra Temples found in this world and these 275 Shiva Temples are glorified by the Hyms of Naalvar - Appar, Sundarar, Maanickkavaasagar and Thiru Gnana Sambandhar. These 275 Temples are found in various Naadus, namely :

Andhra Pradesh: Tirupparuppadam (Srisailam) - Sri Kalahasti

Karnataka (Tuluva Naadu): Gokarna (Gokarnam)

Kerala (Malai Naadu): Thiruvanchikkalam

Tamil Nadu (Chola Naadu) (North of river Kaveri): Koyil (Chidambaram) - Tiruvetkalam - Tirunelvayil - Tirukkazhippaalai - Tirunallurperumanam - Mahendrappalli - Ten Tirumullaivayil - Kalikkaamoor - Tiruchaaikadu - Pallavaneeswaram - Tiruvenkaadu - Keezhai Tirukkaattuppalli - Tirukkurukaavur - Sirkazhi - Tirukkolakka - Pullirukkuvelur (Vaitheeswaran Koyil) - Kannaar Kovil - Tirukkadaimudi - Tiruninriyur - Tiruppunkur - Tiruneedur - Tiru Anniyur - Tiruvelvikkudi - Edirkolpaadi - Tirumanancheri - Tirukkurukkai - Karuppariyalur - Kurakkukka - Tiruvaalkoliputrur - Tirumannippadikkarai - Omampuliyur - Tirukkaanaattumullur - Tirunaarayur - Kadambur - Pandanainallur - Kanjanoor - Tirukkodikka - Tirumangalakkudi - Tiruppanantaal - Tiruvaappaadi - Tirucheignalur - Tirundudevankudi - Tiruviyalur - Kottaiyur - Innambar - Tiruppurampayam - Vijayamangai - Tiruvaikavur - Kurangaaduturai - Tiruppazhanam - Tiruvaiyaru - Tiruneittanam - Thirupperumpuliyur - Tirumazhapadi - Tiruppazhuvur (Aalanturai) - Tirukkaanoor - Anbilalanturai - Tirumaanturai - Tirupaatrurai - Tiru Aanaikkaa - Tiruppainneeli - Tiruppachilaasramam - Tiruveengoimalai - Tiruveengoimalai

Tamil Nadu (Chola Naadu) (South of river Kaveri): Vaatpokki - Kadambar Kovil - Tirupparaaitturai - Tirukkarkudi (Uyyakkondan Malai) - Uraiyur - Tiruchirappalli - Tiruverumbur - Nedunkalam - Melaittirukkattuppalli - Tiruvalampozhil - Tiruppoonturutti - Tirukkandiyur - Tiruchotrutturai - Tiruvedikkudi - Tenkudittitai - Tiruppullamangai - Tiruchakkrappalli - Tirukkarukavoor - Tirupaalaitturai - Tirunallur - Aavoor Pasupateeswaram - Satthi Mutram - Patteeswaram - Pazhayaarai Vadathali - Tiruvalanchuzhi - Tirukkudamookku - Tirukudandaikeezhkottum - Kudandaikkaaronam - Tirunageswaram - Tiruvidaimarudur - Ten Kurangaaduturai - Ten Tiruneelakkudi - Vaikanmadakkovil - Tirunallam - Tirukkozhambam - Tiruvavaduturai - Tirutturutti - Tiruvazhundur - Mayiladuturai - Vilanagar - Tiruppariyalur - Tiruchemponpalli - Tirunanipalli - Tiruvalampuram - Tirutalaichandaadu - Aakkoor - Tirukkadayur - Tirukkadavur Mayaanam - Tiruvettakudi - Tiruttelicheri - Dharumapuram - Tirunallar - Tirukkottaru - Ambar - Ambar Maakaalam - Tirumeeyachur - Tirumeeyachur Illamkovil - Thilataipati - Tiruppaampuram - Sirukudi - Tiruveezhimizhalai - Tiruvanniyur - Karuvili Kottitai - Penu Perunthurai - Narayur Sidheeswaram - Arisirkaraiputtur - Sivapuram - Kalayanallur (Saakkottai) - Tirukkarukudi - Tiruvanchiyam - Nannilam - Tirukondeeswaram - Tiruppanaiyur - Virkudi - Tiruppugalur - Tiruppugalur Vardhamaneeswaram - Ramanadeeswaram - Tiruppayattrankudi - Tiruchenkattankudi - Tirumarugal - Tiruchattamangai - Nagaikaronam - Sikkal - Keevalur - Tiruttevur - Palliyin Mukoodal - Achaleswaram - Tiruvarur - Aarurparavaiumandali - Vilamar - Karaveeram - Peruvelur - Talaiyalankadu - Tirukkudavaayil - Tirucherai - Tirunaalurmayaanam - Kaduvaaikaraiputtur - Tiruvirumpoolai - Aradaiperumpaazhi - Avalivanallur - Paridiniyamam - Tiruvenniyur (Koyil Venni) - Tiruppoovanur - Paadaaleeswaram - Tirukkalar - Tiruchitremam - Tiru Usaattaanam - Tiruidumbavanam - Kaddikulam - Tandalaineeneri - Kottur - Vanduturai - Tirukkollampudur - Pereyil - Tirukkollikkadu - Tenkoor - Tirunellikka - Tirunatyattankudi - Tirukkaaraayil - Kanraappur - Tiru Valivalam - Kaichinam - Tirukkolili - Tiruvaimur - Tirumaraikkaadu - Tiru Agathiyaanpalli - Kodikkarai - Tiruvidaivai

Tamil Nadu (Kongu Naadu): Avinashi - Tirumuruganpoondi - Tiru Nana - Kodimaadachenkunroor - Venchamaakoodal - Paandikkodumudi - Karuvoor Aanilai

Tamil Nadu (Nadu Naadu): Tirunelvaayil Arratturai - Pennaagadam - Goodalaiyatrur - Erukkattampuliyur - Tiruttinai Nagar - Tiruchopuram - Tiruvatikai - Tirunaavalur - Tirumudukunram - Tirunelvennei - Tirukkovalur Veerattam - Arankandanallur - Tiruvidaiyaru - Tiruvennainallur - Tirutturaiyur - Vatukur - Tirumaanikuzhi - Tiruppaadirippuliyur - Tirumundeeswaram - Puravaar Panankaattur - Tiru Aamaathur - Tiru Annamalai

Tamil Nadu (Pandya Naadu): Aalavaai (Madurai) - Aappudaiyaar Kovil - Tirupparankunram - Tiruvedakam - Tirukkodunkunram - Tirupputhur - Tiruppunavayil - Rameswaram - Tiruvaadaanai - Tirukkaanapper - Tiruppoovanam - Tiruchuzhial - Kutralam - Tirunelveli

Tamil Nadu (Tondai Naadu): Kachi Ekambam - Kachi Metrali - Onakanthan Tali - Kachi Anekatangapadam - Kachi Nerikkaaraikkaadu - Kuranganilmuttam - Tiru Maakaral - Tiruvothur - Panankattur - Tiruvallam - Tirumalper - Tiruvooral - Ilambiankottur - Tiruvirkolam - Tiruvalankadu - Tiruppaasur - Tiruvenpakkam - Tirukkallil - Tiruvotriyur - Tiruvalithaayam - Tirumullaivayil - Tiruverkaadu - Tirumayilai (Mylapore) - Tiruvanmiyur - Tirukkachoor - Tiruvidaichuram - Tirukkalukunram - Tiru Acharapakkam - Tiruvakkarai - Arasili - Irumbai Maakalam - Irumbai Maakalam

Uttarakhand: Gaurikund (Anekatangavadam) - Kedarnath

Nepal: Indraneelaparvatam

Sri Lanka (Eezha Naadu): Tirukkonamalai - Tirukketheeswaram

Tibet: Kailasam (Tiru Kailayam)

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Pancha Bhoota Stalam - पन्च भूत स्थल

Pancha Bhoota Stalam or Pancha Bhoota Stala (Tamil:பஞ்ச பூதத்தலம், Sanskrit: पन्च भूत स्थल) refers to the five Shiva temples, dedicated to Shiva, a Hindu god, each representing the manifestation of the five prime elements of nature- land, water, air, sky, fire.Pancha indicates Five, Bhoota means elements and Stala means place. All these temples are located in South India with four of these temples in Tamil Nadu and one in present day Andhra Pradesh. The five elements are believed to be enshrined in the five lingams and each of the lingams representing Shiva in the temple have five distinct names based on the elements they represent.

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The Pancha Bhoota Sthalams are five sacred temples of Shiva, each representing a prime element of Nature. They are:1. Earth element: Ekambareswara Temple at Kanchipuram representing the Prithivi Lingam.2. Water element: Jambukeswara Temple at Thiruvanaikaval representing the Apas Lingam.3. Fire element: Arunachaleswara Temple at Thiruvannamalai representing the Agni (Taijasha) Lingam.4. Air element: Sri Kalahasteeswara Temple at Sri Kalahasti representing the Vayu Lingam.5. Space (or Sky) element: Nataraja Temple at Chidambaram representing the Akasha Lingam.

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The Five Temples

In Tiruvannamalai temple, Shiva is said to have manifested himself in the form of massive column of fire, whose crown and feet could not be found by the Hindu God of creation, Brahma and Hindu God of preservation (or maintainer) Vishnu. A celebration of this manifestation is seen even today in the age old traditions observed during the festivals of Sivarathri and Karthigai Deepam. Agni Lingam explains the mythics of life - duty, virtue, self-sacrifice and finally liberation by and through ascetic life -duty, virtue, self-sacrifice and finally liberation by and through ascetic life at the end of Agni kalpa. In Thiruvanaikaval temple, Shiva represents water element where the appu lingam is submerged in water and a perennial sub terrain spring gushes around the lingam. In Chidambaram, empty space is worshiped as Shiva(akasha lingam) to signify God is beyond human comprehension. It is unusual where there is no physical stone lingam present, unlike other temples of Shiva.

Ekambareswarar Temple, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu (Land)

Arunachaleshwarar Temple, Thiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu (Fire)

Thiruvanaikaval temple, Trichy, Tamil Nadu (Water)

Natarajar Temple, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu (Sky)

Kalahasti Temple, Srikalahasti, Andhra Pradesh (Air)

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Pancha Bhootam

According to Hinduism, life and the various species originated by the combination of planetary globes and the five manifestations of nature namely air, water, fire, land and sky. Bhoota(Sanskrit:भूत) in Sanskrit means compound and maha bhoota indicates a big compound. According to Ayurveda, an ancient Indian medical system, the equilibrium of the body with the pancha bhoota is governed by the principles of tridoshas -kaph(phlegm), pitta(bile), vayu(gas), dhātu and malas(waste products).Rabindranath Tagore, a nobel lauerate for literature, in his poem, Pancha bhoota, has explained the emotional faculty of the human mind is keenly sensitive to all objects of light, colour, sound, effect of speed, sun, moon and stars.

The Five Temples -

Category	Lingam	Temple	Location	Coordinates
Land	Prithivi Lingam	Ekambareswarar Temple Thyagaraja_Temple,_Tiruvarur	KanchipuramThiruvarur	12.847604, 79.699798 10°46′N, 79°39′E
Water	Appu Lingam (Jambu Lingam)	Jambukeshwarar Temple, Thiruvanaikaval	Thiruvanaikaval, near Trichy	10.853383, 78.705455
Fire	Agni Lingam (Jyothi Lingam)	Arunachaleswara Temple	Thiruvannamalai	12.231942, 79.067694
Air	Vayu Lingam	Sri Kalahastheeswara Temple	Kalahasthi	13.749802, 79.698410
Sky	Aagaya Lingam (Akasha Lingam)	Thillai Natarajar Temple	Chidambaram	11.399596, 79.693559

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  Ekambareswarar Temple, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu (Land)
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  Arunachaleshwarar Temple, Thiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu (Fire)
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  Thiruvanaikaval temple, Trichy, Tamil Nadu (Water)
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  Natarajar Temple, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu (Sky)
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  Kalahasti Temple, Srikalahasti, Andhra Pradesh (Air)

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Panch Kedar (पंचकेदार) in Himalays

♦ Panch Kedar in Himalays of Uttarakhand ♦

Panch Kedar (पंचकेदार) refers to five Hindu temples or holy places of the Shaivite sect dedicated to god Shiva. They are located in the Garhwal Himalayan region in Uttarakhand, India. They are the subject of many legends that directly link their creation to Pandavas, the heroes of the Hindu epic Mahabharata.

The five temples designated in the strict pecking order to be followed for pilgrimage for worship. 

First Panch Kedar is - Kedarnath Temple (केदारनाथ मंदिर) at an altitude of 3,583 m (11,755 ft) - Kedarnath Temple is one of the holiest Hindu temples dedicated to the Lord Shiva.

Kedarnath Temple

Due to extreme weather conditions, the temple is open only between the end of April (Akshaya Tritriya) to Kartik Purnima (the autumn full moon, usually November) every year. During the winters, the vigrahas (deities) from Kedarnath temple are brought to Ukhimath and worshipped there for six months. Lord Shiva is worshipped as Kedarnath, the 'Lord of Kedar Khand', the historical name of the region.

The temple is not directly accessible by road and has to be reached by a 14 kilometres (8.7 miles) uphill trek from Gaurikund. Pony and manchan service is also available. The temple is believed to have been built by Pandavas and revived by Adi Sankaracharya and is one of the twelve Jyotirlingas, the holiest Hindu shrines of Shiva. Pandavas were supposed to have pleased Shiva by doing penance in Kedarnath. The temple is also one of the four major sites in India's Chota Char Dham pilgrimage of Northern Himalayas.

Kedarnath Mandir

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Second Panch Kedar is Madhyamaheshwar Temple (मध्यमहेश्वर  मंदिर) at an altitude of 3,490 m (11,450 ft) -

Madhyamaheshwar (Sanskrit: मध्यमहेश्वर) or Madmaheshwar is a Hindu temple dedicated to god Shiva, located in the Mansoona village of Garhwal Himalayas in Uttarakhand, India. Situated at an elevation of 3,497 m (11,473.1 ft), it is the fourth temple to be visited in the Panch Kedar pilgrimage circuit, comprising five Shiva temples in the Garhwal region. The middle (madhya) or belly part or navel (nabhi) of the bull, considered a divine form of Shiva, is worshipped at this temple, believed to be built by the Pandavas, the heroes of the Hindu epic Mahabharata.

Madhyamaheshwar Temple (मध्यमहेश्वर  मंदिर)

The middle (madhya) or belly part or navel (nabhi) of the bull, considered a divine form of Shiva, is worshipped at this temple, believed to be built by the Pandavas, the heroes of the Hindu epic Mahabharata.

Madhyamaheshwar Temple (मध्यमहेश्वर  मंदिर)

Madhyamaheshwar Temple is on the Kedarnath road linked by a 13 km road to Kalimath from Guptakashi. Further approach from Guptakashi to the temple is only by a 24 km trek after 6 km by road journey. Guptakashi is on the state highway from Rishikesh via Devprayag, Rudraprayag and Kund. 

Madhyamaheshwar Temple (मध्यमहेश्वर  मंदिर)

Rishikesh is the entry point to the pilgrim centres of Garhwal Himalayas and is connected by train to the rest of the country. The nearest airport is Jolly Grant at a distance of 18 km from Rishikesh, closer to Dehradun, which connects to other destinations in India. The temple is at a distance of 244 km from the airport and 227 km from Rishikesh, the rail head. From Rishikesh to Kalimath the road distance is 196 km. Alternatively, Madhmaheshwar shrine could be reached from Uniyana, via Ukhimath. From Uniyana, the route passes through Ransi (3 km) then Gaundhar (9 km), Bantoli (1 km) and further 9 km moderate climb via Khakhra Khal, and Maikhumba to reach the temple.

Madhyamaheshwar Temple (मध्यमहेश्वर  मंदिर)

The temple is in a picturesque green valley surrounded by snow peaks of Chaukhamba (literal meaning is four pillars or peaks), Neel Kanth and Kedarnath in high Himalayan hill ranges. The Kedar hills, called the Kedar Massif, gives a spectacular view of the mountain formation with numerous glaciers which include the source of the Mandakini River.

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Third Panch Kedar is Tungnath (तुंगनाथ)- at an altitude of 3,680 m (12,070 ft).

Tungnath is the highest Shiva temple in the world and is one of the five and the highest Panch Kedar temples located in the mountain range of Tunganath in Rudraprayag district, in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.

The Tunganath (literal meaning: Lord of the peaks) mountains form the Mandakini and Alaknanda river valleys. Located at an altitude of 3,680 m (12,073 ft), and just below the peak of Chandrashila.

Tungnath temple is the highest Hindu shrine dedicated to Lord Shiva. The temple is believed to be 1000 years old and is the second in the pecking order of the Panch Kedars. 

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Fourth Panch Kedar is Rudranath (रुद्रनाथ) at an altitude of 2,286m (7,500 ft)

Rudranath (Sanskrit: रुद्रनाथ) is a Hindu temple dedicated to god Shiva, located in the Garhwal Himalayan mountains in Uttarakhand, India. Located at 2,286 metres (7,500 ft) above sea level, this natural rock temple is situated within a dense forest of rhododendron dwarfs and Alpine pastures. The temple is the third temple to be visited in the Panch Kedar pilgrimage circuit, comprising five Shiva temples in the Garhwal region. 

रुद्रनाथ मंदिर भारत के उत्तराखंड राज्य के चमोली जिले में स्थित भगवान शिव का एक मंदिर है, जो कि पंचकेदार में से एक है। समुद्रतल से 2290 मीटर की ऊंचाई पर स्थित रुद्रनाथ मंदिर भव्य प्राकृतिक छटा से परिपूर्ण है।  रुद्रनाथ मंदिर में भगवान शंकर के मुख की पूजा की जाती है, जबकि संपूर्ण शरीर की पूजा नेपाल की राजधानी काठमांडू के पशुपतिनाथ में की जाती है।

 रुद्रनाथ मंदिर के सामने से दिखाई देती नंदा देवी और त्रिशूल की हिमाच्छादित चोटियां यहां का आकर्षण बढ़ाती हैं। इस स्थान की यात्रा के लिए सबसे पहले गोपेश्वर पहुंचना होता है जो कि चमोली जिले का मुख्यालय है। गोपेश्वर एक आकर्षक हिल स्टेशन है, जहां पर ऐतिहासिक गोपीनाथ मंदिर है। इस मंदिर का ऐतिहासिक लौह त्रिशूल भी आकर्षण का केंद्र है। इस मंदिर के विषय में मान्यता है कि महाभारत के युद्ध के बाद पांडव हिमालय आए थे, पांडव भगवान शिव से अपने पाप के लिए क्षमा चाहते थे। क्योंकि वे महाभारत के युद्ध में कोरवों को मारने के दोषी थे, पर भगवान शिव उनसे मिलना नहीं चाहते थे इसलिए उन्होंने अपने आप को नंदी बैल के रूप में बदल लिया और गड़वाल क्षेत्र में कहीं छिप गए। इसके तुरंत बाद भगवान शिव का शरीर चार अलग- अलग भागों में विभाजित हो गया जिन्हें पंच केदार के रूप में जाना जाता है। जहां भगवान शिव का सिर पाया गया वहां पर रुद्रनाथ मंदिर बना है। यात्री सागर गांव और जोशीमठ द्वारा ट्रेकिंग मार्ग द्वारा भी मंदिर तक पहुंच सकते हैं। जोशीमठ से यह रास्ता 45 किमी लंबा है। मंदिर हाथी पर्वत, नंदा देवी, नंदा घुंटी, त्रिशूल आदि चोटियों का मंत्रमुग्ध करने वाला दृश्य प्रदान करता है। सूर्य कुंड, चंद्र कुंड, तार कुंड और मानकुंड आदि पवित्र कुंड मंदिर के पास ही स्थित हैं। यूं तो मई के महीने में जब रुद्रनाथ के कपाट खुलते हैं तभी से यहां से यात्रा शुरू हो जाती है, लेकिन अगस्त सितंबर के महीने में यहां खिले फूलों से लकदक घाटियां लोगों का मन मोह लेती हैं। ये महीने ट्रेकिंग के शौकीन के लिए सबसे उपयुक्त हैं। गोपेश्वर में आपको स्थानीय गाइड और पोर्टर आसानी से मिल जाते हैं। यदि पहली बार जा रहे हैं, तो गाइड जरूर साथ रखें। क्योंकि यात्रा मार्ग पर यात्रियों के मार्गदर्शन के लिए कोई साइन बोर्ड या चिह्न नहीं हैं। पहाड़ी रास्तों में भटकने का डर रहता है। एक बार आप भटक जाएं, तो सही रास्ते पर आना बिना मदद के मुश्किल हो जाता है।

Rudranath Mahadev

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Fifth Panch Kedar is Kalpeshwar Temple (कल्पेश्वर ) at an altitude of 2,200m (7,200 ft)

The Kalpeshwar temple is located in the Urgam valley of the Himalayan mountain range near Urgam village (2 km) short of the temple). On the bridle path from Helang to Kalpeshwar, the enchanting confluence of the Alaknanda and Kalpganga rivers is seen. Kalp Ganga river flows through the Urgam valley. The Urgam valley is a dense forest area. The valley has apple orchards and terraced fields where potato is grown extensively.

Kalpeshwar Temple -कल्पेश्वर महादेव 

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