Shiv Shakti Aksh Rekha

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Shiv Shakti Aksh Rekha also known as Shiv Aksh Rekha is a straight geographical line (79°E Longitude) in India, it consist of 8 Shiva temples of ancient period. The temples were constructed on the same parallel line to aligned on the single Longitude "79°E" located between Kedarnath in the North to Rameshwaram in the South India, five of these temples represent the Pancha Bhuta Sthalam.[1][2] Though not an ancient temple, the Ramappa Temple constructed in the year 1213 CE, is also a Shiva temple in Warangal, Telangana which is constructed on the same Longitude, In the year 2021, Ramappa Temple was declared as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[3][4]

Constructed 4,000 years ago, these temples are spread over 2,383 km (1,481 mi) apart from each other with a distance of hundreds of kilometers. The temples are: Kedarnath Temple; Uttarakhand, Kaleshwara Mukteswara Swamy Temple; Telangana, Srikalahasteeswara Temple; Andhra Pradesh, Ekambareswarar Temple, Jambukeswara Temple, Annamalaiyar Temple, Nataraja Temple and Ramanathaswamy Temple; Tamil Nadu.[2][5][6]

List of famous temples[edit | edit source]

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Kedarnath Temple Kedarnath 30°44′6.7″N 79°4′0.9″E / 30.735194°N 79.066917°E / 30.735194; 79.066917 It is one of the twelve jyotirlinga of Shiva.
Kaleshwara Temple Kaleshwaram 18°48′43″N 79°54′14″E / 18.81194°N 79.90389°E / 18.81194; 79.90389 The temple is significant because of the two Shiva lingas that are found on a single pedestal.
Ramappa Temple Warangal 18°15′33″N 79°56′36″E / 18.25917°N 79.94333°E / 18.25917; 79.94333 Though not an ancient temple, but it is renowned for its architecture for which it was declared as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[4]
Srikalahasteeswara Temple Kanchipuram 13°44′58″N 79°41′54″E / 13.74944°N 79.69833°E / 13.74944; 79.69833 It is one of the most famous Shiva temples in South India.
Ekambareswarar Temple Kanchipuram 12°50′51″N 79°42′00″E / 12.84750°N 79.70000°E / 12.84750; 79.70000 Shiva is worshiped as Ekambareswarar or Ekambaranathar,
Jambukeshwarar Temple, Thiruvanaikaval Thiruvanaikaval, near Trichy 10°51′12″N 78°42′20″E / 10.85333°N 78.70556°E / 10.85333; 78.70556 The sanctum of Jambukeswara has an underground water stream and in
Arunachaleswara Temple Thiruvannamalai 12°13′31.02″N 79°4′28.91″E / 12.2252833°N 79.0746972°E / 12.2252833; 79.0746972 Shiva is worshiped as Arunachalesvara or Annamalaiyar, and is represented by the lingam,
SriKalahasti temple Kalahasthi, Andhra Pradesh 13°44′58″N 79°41′54″E / 13.74944°N 79.69833°E / 13.74944; 79.69833 Kalahasthi is one of the most famous Shiva temples in South India,
Thillai Natarajar Temple Chidambaram 11°23′58″N 79°41′36″E / 11.39944°N 79.69333°E / 11.39944; 79.69333 Chidambaram, the name of the city and the temple literally means "atmosphere of wisdom" or "clothed in thought",

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Kulkarni, Gumpanpally Santosh (16 June 2023). "79° Longitude Aligns Us Global Citizens With An Invisible Thread Using God's Positioning System (GPS)". Outlook India. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Eight ancient Shiva temples on the same Longitude". The Décor Journal India. 20 October 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "Telangana's Ramappa Temple becomes a UNESCO World Heritage Site". The Indian Express. 2021-07-26. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Kakatiya Rudreswara (Ramappa) Temple, Telangana". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  5. ↑ Mukhopadhyay, Salilesh (2022). Geometry of the Hindu Temples-Geometrical Foundations of Hindu Temples. Writers Republic LLC. pp. 7–12. ISBN 9798888102046. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  6. ↑ Vemsani, Lavanya (2022). Hinduism in Middle India Narasimha, The Lord of the Middle. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 83. ISBN 9781350138520. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
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