Panchayatana comes from the Sanskrit ''pañca'' 'five' and ''

āyatana ''Āyatana'' (Pāli; Sanskrit: आयतन) is a Buddhist term that has been translated as "sense base", "sense-media" or "sense sphere". In Buddhism, there are six ''internal'' sense bases (Pali: ''ajjhattikāni āyatanāni''; also known as ...

'' 'altar'. * Panchayatana puja, an act of worship (''puja'') of five deities: Shiva, Vishnu, Devi, Surya and Ganesha * Panchayatana temple, a Hindu temple with five shrines

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