Many temples in India and one in China are associated with the seven chakras.
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 |
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.
Tantric Chakras | Description | Temple | Location | Symbol |
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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
All Saptpuri (ayodhya,kashi,mathura,haridwar,ujjain, dwarka and kanchipuram) are considered the personification of the seven tantric chakras.