Shiv Shakti Aksh Rekha

Kedarnath

Kaleshwara Mukteswara Swamy

Srikalahasteeswara

Ekambareswarar

Annamalaiyar

Jambukeswarar

Nataraja

Ramanathaswamy Temple

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Temple locations

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. 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.

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.

List of famous temples

Temple	Photo	Location	Details
Kedarnath Temple		Kedarnath 30°44′6.7″N 79°4′0.9″E	It is one of the twelve jyotirlinga of Shiva.
Kaleshwara Temple		Kaleshwaram 18°48′43″N 79°54′14″E	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	Though not an ancient temple, but it is renowned for its architecture for which it was declared as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Srikalahasteeswara Temple		Kanchipuram 13°44′58″N 79°41′54″E	It is one of the most famous Shiva temples in South India.
Ekambareswarar Temple		Kanchipuram 12°50′51″N 79°42′00″E	Shiva is worshiped as Ekambareswarar or Ekambaranathar,
Jambukeshwarar Temple, Thiruvanaikaval		Thiruvanaikaval, near Trichy 10°51′12″N 78°42′20″E	The sanctum of Jambukeswara has an underground water stream and in
Arunachaleswara Temple		Thiruvannamalai 12°13′31.02″N 79°4′28.91″E	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	Kalahasthi is one of the most famous Shiva temples in South India,
Thillai Natarajar Temple		Chidambaram 11°23′58″N 79°41′36″E	Chidambaram, the name of the city and the temple literally means "atmosphere of wisdom" or "clothed in thought",