Like 3D sculpture in 1800 years old Jambukeswarar Temple in Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu, Bharat ๐ฎ๐ณ
Like 3D sculpture in 1800 years old Jambukeswarar Temple in Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu, Bharat ๐ฎ๐ณ Jambukeswarar is one of the five major Shiva Temples of Tamil Nadu (Pancha Bhoota Stalam) representing the five great elements; this temple represents the element of water.The sanctum of Jambukeswara has an underground water stream and in spite of pumping water out, it is always filled with water. Pancha Bhoota Sthalam refers to the five Shiva temples, each representing the manifestation of the five prime elements of nature - space, air, fire, water, earth. Pancha indicates five, Bhoota means elements and Sthala means place. All these temples are located in South India with four of these temples at Tamil Nadu and one at 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 different names based on the elements they represent. In the Thiruvaanaikaval temple, Shiva is said to have man...