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The Pancha bhootha stalams are five towns in Tamil Nadu , each of which are considered to be representatives of five elements namely Water, Fire , Air, Ether and Earth. The five towns are as folows :
- Appu Sthalam (Water) - Tiruvanaikaval
- Thejo Sthalam (Fire) - Tiruvannamalai , Thiruvanamalai Part 2
- Vayu Sthalam (Air) - Kalahasthi
- Akasa Stalam (Space) - Chidambaram
- Prithvi Sthalam (Earth) - Kanchipuram
