Aathara Stalam

Aathara Stalam indicates the places that serve as the personifications of tantric chakras associated with the human anatomy. Annamalaiyar temple is called the Manipooraga stalam[1] associated with Manipooraga, regarded to be the human anatomical cause for spiritual ignorance, thirst, jealousy, treachery, shame, fear, disgust, delusion, foolishness, and sadness.[2] Five temples are located in Tamil Nadu, one in Andhra Pradesh, and one at Varanasi.

Tantric Chakra	Description	Temple	Location	Symbol
Sahasrara (Sanskrit: सहस्रार,Sahasrār)	Above head	Madurai Meenakshi Temple	Madurai
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 or Ekambareswara Swamy	Tiruvarur/Kanchipuram