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Panchayatana (temple)

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Panchayatana (temple)

An hindu temple is a Panchayatana one when the main shrine is surrounded by four subsidiary shrines. The origin of the name are the sanskrit words Pancha(five) et ayatana (containing).

Generally, the Hindu temple are built along a west-east axis. So the four subsidiary shrines are at the north-east, south-east, south-west, north-west.

Examples of Panchayatana temples

  • Kandariya Mahadeva Temple in Khajuraho
  • Brahmeswara Temple in Bhubaneswar
  • Lakshmana Temple in Khajuraho
  • Lingaraja Temple in Bhubaneswar
  • Arasavalli Temple near Srikakulam District of Andhra Pradesh near Visakhapatnam. Main shrine dedicated to Aditya. Subsidiary shrines dedicated to Ganesh, Shiva, Parvati and Vishnu.
  • Dashavatara Temple in Deogarh, Uttar Pradesh. It should be the oldest panchayatana temple in India.
  • Nabaratna Temple in Pantchupi
  • Shiva Panchayatana Temple in Tumbadi, Tumkur district. Subsidiary shrines dedicated to Lakshmi Narasimha, Vinayaka, Parvati and Surya.
  • Gondeshvara temple, in Sinnar, Maharashtra

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