Ancient Lord Siva Temples are almost on a Straight Line!<\/strong><\/p>\n I think the linearity of Chidambaram Nataraja Temple, Kanchipuram Ekambareshwar temple, Sri Kalahasthi temple,\u00a0Virudhagireeshwar Temple and\u00a0Ramanathaswamy Temple (Rameswaram) is the best mystery of Indian Temples.<\/p>\n The mystery is, they lie in the same longitude. i.e, Exactly 79deg 42 min East.<\/p>\n So what\u2019s special about these 3 temples ? These are 3 out of the 5 temples that are clubbed together and called as “Pancha boota Stala” ( Denoting 5 forms of Shiva – Fire, Water, Earth, Air & Space )<\/p>\n There must be many more temples between Kedarnath and Rameswaram, which might fall on same straight line.<\/p>\n What technology did the architects used to mark the longitudes ? Did they have any marking system?<\/p>\n Why didn\u2019t the temples deviate from the alignment, during any natural events like the tectonic plate shifting or the Tsunami ?<\/p>\n What is the significance behind all this ?<\/p>\n \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Ancient Lord Siva Temples are almost on a Straight Line! I think the linearity of Chidambaram Nataraja Temple, Kanchipuram Ekambareshwar temple, Sri Kalahasthi temple,\u00a0Virudhagireeshwar Temple and\u00a0Ramanathaswamy Temple (Rameswaram) is the best mystery of Indian Temples. The mystery is, they lie in the same longitude. i.e, Exactly 79deg 42 min East. So what\u2019s special about these<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
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