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.

Shiva temples[edit]

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

Vishnu temples[edit]

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.

Tantric Chakras Description Temple Location Symbol
Sahasrara

Sanskrit: सहस्रार,Sahasrār

Above Head Dwarkadish Temple Dwarka
Ajna

Sanskrit: आज्ञा, ājñā

Brain directly behind eyebrow Naimishnath Temple Naimisharanya
Visuthi

Sanskrit: विशुद्ध, Viśuddha

Neck region near spine Cheluvunarayan Swamy Temple Thirunarayanpuram
Anahata

Sanskrit: अनाहत, Anāhata

Central channel behind spine Vithoba Temple Pandharpur
Manipoora

Sanskrit: मणिपूर, Manipūra

Spine directly behind the navel Ahobilam Temple Ahobilam
Swathistanam

Sanskrit: स्वाधिष्ठान, Svādhiṣṭhāna

One's own abode Varadhraj Perumal Temple Kanchipuram
Mooladhara

Sanskrit: मूलाधार, Mūlādhāra

Basal end of Spine Hrishikesh Narayan Temple(Bharat Mandir) Rishikesh(Haridwar)

Saptpuri Temples[edit]

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

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