The pancha Brahma Kshetrams Near Chennai on the banks of the Arani River

The Pancha Brahma kshetras are five temples which depict five faces of Shiva as per the Pancha Brahma concept of Shiva as Nirguna Brahma, the primordial form of the creator also called Sadasivam and his five aspects  as follows

1. Sadyojyatha-creative form-Earth- West face - Ariyathurai temple

http://drlsravi.blogspot.com/2018/07/shri-varamoortheeswarar-temple-at.html

2. Vamadeva-protective--water-north face-Arani temple

http://drlsravi.blogspot.com/2018/07/shri-sampangi-pitchaleshwarar-temple-at.html

3.Tathpurusha- concealing  grace-East face- Suruttupalli

http://drlsravi.blogspot.com/2010/08/surutapali-pallikondeshwarar-temple.html

4. Easana-ethereal space-facing Akasha-transcendental-Ramagiri

https://drlsravi.blogspot.com/2012/05/sri-vaalishwarar-temple-at-ramagiri.html

5. Aghora-Destructive-Rejuvenative-South face-fire-Chinta manishwaram near Minjur

(Yet to visit)

LEGEND:
Once Brahma was starting a yagna and used Arani wood to start it. After the fire   water also started flowing and it came to be called as Arani River which flows into the bay of Bengal near pulicat.
Agastya consecrated five temples here on the banks of the Arani river and each was depicting one face/ aspect of Shiva . These are collectively called as the Pancha Brahma Kshetrams.
They are all in a 50 kms radius and can be visited in a day. Most of these temples are not having resources hence you may  find them closed  early.