According to Hinduism, life and the various species originated by the planetary globes and the five manifestations of nature, namely – Earth, Water, Fire, Air, and Ether. ‘Bhoota’ is Sanskrit means ‘compound’ and ‘Maha Bhoota’ indicates ‘big compound’. ‘Panch Bhoota Sthalam’ where ‘Pancha’ means five, Bhoota’ means elements, and ‘Sthalam’ means place, refers to the five beautiful temples located in South India. Out of these five temples, four are in Tamil Nadu and one is in Andhra Pradesh. These temples are dedicated to Lord Shiva , who is worshipped in South India as the presiding deity of the ‘five elements’ of nature and is called Bhootpati or Bhootnath. He is the upholder of the five elements which are the building blocks of everything in creation, including the human being. In honour of the aspect that ‘not even a blade of grass can move without the permission of Lord Shiva’ who upholds the five elements are the Panch Bhoota Sthalams- the five Shiva temples, each ...