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Many temples in [[India]] and one in [[China]] are associated with the seven [[Chakra|chakras]].<br />
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== Shiva temples ==<br />
''Aathara Stalam'' indicates the places that serve as the personifications of [[Vritti#Vrittis of Tantric Chakras|tantric chakras]] associated with the human anatomy. Four temples are located in [[Tamil Nadu]], one in [[Andhra Pradesh]],one in [[Varanasi|Uttar Pradesh]], one in [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu & Kashmir]] and one in China.<br />
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{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|- style="background:#FFC569"<br />
| style="width:180pt;"| '''Tantric Chakra''' <br />
| style="width:180pt;"| '''Description'''<br />
| style="width:180pt;"| '''Temple'''<br />
| style="width:100pt;"| '''Location'''<br />
| style="width:50pt;"| '''Symbol'''<br />
|-<br />
|[[Sahasrara]]<br>(Sanskrit: सहस्रार,''Sahasrār'')<br />
|Above head<br />
|Amarnath Temple/kailashnath Temple<br />
|Anantnag/Kailash<br />
|[[File:Chakra7.svg|50x50px]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[Ajna]]<br>(Sanskrit: आज्ञा, ''ājñā'' {{IPA|sa|aːɟɲaː|}})<br />
| Brain directly behind eyebrow<br />
| [[Thillai Nataraja Temple, Chidambaram#External links|Natarajar Temple]]<br />
| [[Chidambaram]]<br />
| [[File:Chakra6.svg|49x49px]]<br />
|- <br />
| [[Vishuddha|Visuthi]]<br>(Sanskrit: विशुद्ध, Viśuddha)<br />
| Neck region near spine<br />
| [[Kalahasti temple|Sri Kalahastheeswara Swami Temple]]<br />
| [[Kalahasthi]]<br />
| [[File:Chakra5.svg|50x50px]]<br />
|- <br />
| [[Anahata]]<br>(Sanskrit: अनाहत, Anāhata)<br />
| Central channel behind spine<br />
| [[Kashi Vishwanath Temple]] <br />
| [[Varanasi]]<br />
| [[File:Chakra4.svg|50x50px]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[Manipura|Manipooragam]]<br>(Sanskrit: मणिपूर, {{IAST|Maṇipūra}})<br />
| Spine directly behind the navel<br />
| [[Arunachaleswara Temple|Arunachaleshwarar Temple]]<br />
| [[Thiruvannamalai]] <br />
| [[File:Manipura.png|50x50px]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[Swadhisthana|Swathistanam]]<br>(Sanskrit: स्वाधिष्ठान, Svādhiṣṭhāna)<br />
| One's own abode<br />
| [[Jambukeswarar Temple, Thiruvanaikaval|Thiruvanaikaval]]<br />
| [[Trichy]]<br />
| [[File:Swadhisthana.png|50x50px]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[Muladhara|Moolatharam]]<br>(Sanskrit: मूलाधार, Mūlādhāra)<br />
| Basal end of the spinal<br />
| [[Thyagaraja_Temple,_Tiruvarur|Thyagaraja Swamy Temple]]<br />
| [[Tiruvarur]]<br />
| [[File:Muladhara.png|50x50px]]<br />
|}<br />
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== Vishnu temples ==<br />
Eight Vaishnava Temples are associated with the chakras of human anatomy. One is located in [[Gujarat]], one in [[Andhra Pradesh]], one in [[Uttarakhand]], one in [[Karnataka]], one in [[Tamil Nadu]] and three in [[Uttar Pradesh]].<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+<br />
!Tantric Chakras<br />
!Description<br />
!Temple<br />
!Location <br />
!Symbol<br />
|-<br />
|Sahasrara<br />
Sanskrit: सहस्रार,Sahasrār<br />
|Above Head<br />
|[[Dwarkadhish Temple|Dwarkadish Temple]]<br />
|Dwarka<br />
|[[File:Chakra07.png|thumb]]<br />
|-<br />
|Ajna<br />
Sanskrit: आज्ञा, ājñā <br />
|Brain directly behind eyebrow<br />
|[[Shri Naimishnath Temple|Naimishnath Temple]]<br />
|Naimisharanya <br />
|[[File:Traditional Hindu Diagram of Brow Chakra.jpg|thumb]]<br />
|-<br />
|Visuthi<br />
Sanskrit: विशुद्ध, Viśuddha<br />
|Neck region near spine<br />
|Cheluvunarayan Swamy Temple<br />
|Thirunarayanpuram<br />
|[[File:Chakra5.svg|thumb]]<br />
|-<br />
|Anahata<br />
Sanskrit: अनाहत, Anāhata<br />
|Central channel behind spine<br />
|Vithoba Temple<br />
|Pandharpur<br />
|[[File:Chakra4.svg|thumb]]<br />
|-<br />
|Manipoora<br />
Sanskrit: मणिपूर, Manipūra<br />
|Spine directly behind the navel<br />
|Ahobilam Temple<br />
|Ahobilam<br />
|[[File:Recorrected manipura.png|thumb]]<br />
|-<br />
|Swathistanam<br />
Sanskrit: स्वाधिष्ठान, Svādhiṣṭhāna<br />
|One's own abode<br />
|Varadhraj Perumal Temple<br />
|Kanchipuram<br />
|[[File:Swadhisthana.svg|thumb]]<br />
|-<br />
|Mooladhara<br />
Sanskrit: मूलाधार, Mūlādhāra<br />
|Basal end of Spine<br />
|Hrishikesh Narayan Temple(Bharat Mandir)<br />
|Rishikesh(Haridwar)<br />
|[[File:मूलाधार चक्र.png|thumb]]<br />
|}<br />
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== Saptpuri Temples ==<br />
All Saptpuri (ayodhya,kashi,mathura,haridwar,ujjain, dwarka and kanchipuram) are considered the personification of the seven tantric chakras. <br />
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== References ==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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[[Category:Shiva temples]]</div>
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