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The #Pancharama kshetras are 5 #Shiva Temples in #AndhraPradesh that are believed to be made of a single #Atmalinga
During Mahayudh between prabhu #Kartikeya & #Tarkasur, each time the demon was killed, his body would join again. Shri #MahaVishnu told #Kartikeya ji that body
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Tarkasur has an #Atmalinga that needs to be broken into 5 pieces & fixed where they fall by Pooja & building a Temple.
So each piece was worshipped by a Devta & has a unique feature! All shivlinga have scales due to being hit by His Aagneyaastra used to break the Shiva Lingam
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worn by Taraka.
Lingam broke into 5 pieces & was trying to unite by making Omkara nada
Surya Deva by the order of #Vishnu, fixed the pieces & worshipped them by building temples over them.
The pieces stopped their movement & became famous as Panchaarama Kshetras. 3/5 Image
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Pancharama Kshetrams #Thread - Five #ancient Shiva #temples - where 5 shattered pieces of a single Shivalinga worn by Asura King Tarakasuran are worshipped after he was defeated by Karthikeya
#omnamahshivaya 🙏🏻
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#storytimethread - Karthikeya went on battle with Tarakasuran, he was unable to defeat the Asura King due to power of Shiva Linga worn by him.So had to destroy the protective Shivalinga to defeat the demon and attacked him with Agni Astra.

#HarHarMahadev
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Karthikeya's attack with astra broke the Shivalinga into 5 pieces, which were installed & worshipped in five temples across Andhra Pradesh -Amaravathi, Draksharamam,Bhimavaram,Palakollu
& Samalkota.These temples are known as
#Pancharama Kshetras.

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