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Temples associated with the seven Tantric chakras

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Many temples in India and one in China are associated with the seven chakras.

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Shiva temples

Aathara Stalam indicates the places that serve as the personifications of tantric chakras associated with the human anatomy. Four temples are located in Tamil Nadu, one in Andhra Pradesh,one in Uttar Pradesh, one in Jammu & Kashmir and one in China.

Tantric Chakra Description Temple Location Symbol
Sahasrara
(Sanskrit: सहस्रार,Sahasrār)
Above head Amarnath Temple/kailashnath Temple Anantnag/Kailash
Ajna
(Sanskrit: आज्ञा, ājñā [aːɟɲaː])
Brain directly behind eyebrow Natarajar Temple Chidambaram
Visuthi
(Sanskrit: विशुद्ध, Viśuddha)
Neck region near spine Sri Kalahastheeswara Swami Temple Kalahasthi
Anahata
(Sanskrit: अनाहत, Anāhata)
Central channel behind spine Kashi Vishwanath Temple Varanasi
Manipooragam
(Sanskrit: मणिपूर, Maṇipūra)
Spine directly behind the navel Arunachaleshwarar Temple Thiruvannamalai
Swathistanam
(Sanskrit: स्वाधिष्ठान, Svādhiṣṭhāna)
One's own abode Thiruvanaikaval Trichy
Moolatharam
(Sanskrit: मूलाधार, Mūlādhāra)
Basal end of the spinal Thyagaraja Swamy Temple Tiruvarur
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Vishnu temples

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.

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Saptpuri Temples

All Saptpuri (ayodhya,kashi,mathura,haridwar,ujjain, dwarka and kanchipuram) are considered the personification of the seven tantric chakras.

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