Mystery of ancient 8 Shiva Temples located on same longitude
The surprising thing here is that how the architects of these temples, from hundreds of kilometers away, were able to build these Shiva temple at the exact same longitudinal line, without using tools like GPS?
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Today, what we are about to explore is one of the most unique wonders found in the Indian temples, and will leave you perplexed and in complete awe of our unique heritage and architecture. Firstly, can you guess what these major temples have in common - Kedarnath, Srikalahasti, Ekmbernath- Kanchi, Tiruvannamalai, Tiruvanaikaval, Chidambaram Nataraja, Rameshwaram, Kaleshwaram.
The real unique feature of these temples which they have in common is that all of them are established in a straight line - which is the longitudinal line. All these 8 temples are on the 79° longitude line. The surprising thing here is that how the architects of these temples, from hundreds of kilometers away, were able to build these Shiva temple at the exact same longitudinal line, without using tools like GPS?
Furthermore, five of eight Shiva temples represent the five elements, which are - earth, water, fire, air and sky.
Chidambaram's formless Shivalinga is representing the Swarg (Akasha) element of God or the sky.
We should be proud of the ancient knowledge and wisdom we possess. It is believed that not just these 5 temples, but many more Shiva temples have been built in the same longitude. These are located in the exact line & thus are honorable and revered as the Jyotirlinga. Hence, in ancient times the line was called as "Shiv-shakti rekha".
Since ancient times, Ujjain is considered to be the focal point of the earth. That is why the Shivalinga of Lord situated here has been named as Mahakal. The word Kaal has two meanings, one meaning is Yamraj and the other one means time. Hence, it is known as Mahakaleshwar, which has originally been the main centre of time calculation.
To this day, scientists believe that an imaginary Greenwich time line, which is considered to be the time of the whole world, is not located in London but located in Ujjain. We see that the date on the English calendar changes at 12:00 PM. The basic reason for this is that when it is 6:00 in the morning in Ujjain, then it is 12:00 in the night in London. At that time the whole of Europe followed Ujjain, and we have proven it.
Ujjain is situated on the Tropic of Cancer, due to which it is considered to be the focal point of the balance of earth. Another surprising aspect is the concept of 12 Jyotirlingas of Shiva all over India, and the distance of all these Jyotirlingas from Mahakaleshwar Jyotirling is visible in the form of three equal numbers –
Ujjain to Rameswaram- 1999+ kms
A man-made instrument for calculating the Sun and astrology was built in Ujjain about 2050 years ago. Today, we know it as the observatory. Even today, astronomers from all over the world come to Ujjain to know more about the Sun and space.
Ancient Hindu astronomers did know of a method of determining the longitude from a lunar eclipse, assuming a spherical Earth. This method is described in the Surya Siddhanta, a Sanskrit treatise on Indian astronomy, dated to the late 4th or early 5th century.
The article has been written by Shripad Kulkarni.
If you answered, 'all Shiva are temples', then yes you are partially correct. But now let’s know what is the exact and complete truth behind the question.
The real unique feature of these temples which they have in common is that all of them are established in a straight line - which is the longitudinal line. All these 8 temples are on the 79° longitude line. The surprising thing here is that how the architects of these temples, from hundreds of kilometers away, were able to build these Shiva temple at the exact same longitudinal line, without using tools like GPS?
The positions of the temples are -
Kedarnath 79.0669°
Srikalahasti 79.7037°
Ekbarnath- Kanchi 79.7036°
Tiruvannamalai 79.0747°
Thiruvanaikval 78.7108°
Chidambaram Nataraja 79.6954°
Rameshwaram 79.3129°
Kaleshwaram 79.9067°
All the above Shiva temples are located in a straight line, which goes right from Kedarnath till Rameshwaram. All temples were built around 4000 years ago. So, how exactly were these temples established at such precise spots? This question still remains to be a subject of intense research for science and scientists to this day. Notably, the distance between Kedarnath and Rameswaram is 2882 km.
Furthermore, five of eight Shiva temples represent the five elements, which are - earth, water, fire, air and sky.
The Shivling of Shri Kalahasti represents the air.
The linga of Thiruvanika represents the water.
The Shivalinga of Annamalai represents fire.
The swayambhu linga of sand in Kanchipuram represents the earth.
We should be proud of the ancient knowledge and wisdom we possess. It is believed that not just these 5 temples, but many more Shiva temples have been built in the same longitude. These are located in the exact line & thus are honorable and revered as the Jyotirlinga. Hence, in ancient times the line was called as "Shiv-shakti rekha".
To this day, scientists believe that an imaginary Greenwich time line, which is considered to be the time of the whole world, is not located in London but located in Ujjain. We see that the date on the English calendar changes at 12:00 PM. The basic reason for this is that when it is 6:00 in the morning in Ujjain, then it is 12:00 in the night in London. At that time the whole of Europe followed Ujjain, and we have proven it.
Ujjain is situated on the Tropic of Cancer, due to which it is considered to be the focal point of the balance of earth. Another surprising aspect is the concept of 12 Jyotirlingas of Shiva all over India, and the distance of all these Jyotirlingas from Mahakaleshwar Jyotirling is visible in the form of three equal numbers –
Ujjain to Somnath - 777+ kms
Ujjain to Omkareshwar - 111+ kms
Ujjain to Bhimashankar - 666+ kms
Ujjain to Kashi Vishwanath - 888+ kms
Ujjain to Mallikarjuna - 888+ kms
Ujjain to Kedarnath - 1111+ km
Ujjain to Trimbakeshwar-555+ km
Ujjain to Baidyanath - 1399+ kms
In the ancient Sanatan Dharma, Ujjain has been the center of astronomy and astrology for thousands of years, and was also known as Avantika. All the names that appear in the ancient astronomers of India are all related to Ujjain. The field of work of all these astronomers has been Ujjain, which proves how big a center of astrology and astronomy this region must have been.
Ancient Hindu astronomers did know of a method of determining the longitude from a lunar eclipse, assuming a spherical Earth. This method is described in the Surya Siddhanta, a Sanskrit treatise on Indian astronomy, dated to the late 4th or early 5th century.
The article has been written by Shripad Kulkarni.