Pancha Mayana Sthalam

Mayanam in tamil means cremation ground. It is generally believed that Lord Shiva loves cremation ground. He resides there along with his Ganas. In Tamil Nadu, South India, temples were constructed in these places and were known as Mayanams. There are five such temples where according to Puranas there is a high cosmic energy and have highest spiritual importance. These five places together are known as Pancha Mayanas or Pancha Mayana Sthalams. 

Following are five Mayanams

Name of Mayanam	Name of the temple	Name of Lord Shiva	Name of consort	Sthala Vriksha	Location
Kanchi Mayanam	Ekambareshwar Temple	Ekambarnathan	Kamakshi Amman	Mango	Kanchipuram
Kazi Mayanam	Brahmapurishwarar Temple	Periyanayakar (Thoniyappar)	Periyanayaki	Parijatam	Sirkazhi (Tanjavur)
Veezhi Mayanam	Nethrarbaneswarar Temple	Nethrarbaneswarar (Veezhinathar)	Brahat Sundarakusambikai	Sandalwood tree, Jackfruit tree, Champak	Tanjavur (Thiruveezhimizhalai)1
Nallur Mayanam	Kalyanasundareshwarar Temple	Kalyanasundareshwar	Kalanasundari	Bilva	Kumbhakonam
Kadavur Mayanam	Amirthakadeswarar Temple	Amirthakadeswarar	Abirami Amman	Gulabi Chameli (Jaadhi Malli)	Thirukkadaiyur2

1Once this place was dense forest with sandalwood, jackfruit, champak and Vila (Kavatha trees). Hence this place is known as Veezhi

2Near this place, there is one more temple which is locally known as Mayanam i.e. Brahmapurishwarar temple. Water from this temple pond is taken to Thirukkadaiyur daily for abhishek. It is about 10 mins from Thirukkadaiyur.