Hindu temples are built in the panchayatana (Sanskrit: पञ्चायतन, romanized: pañcāyatana) layout: the main shrine is surrounded by four subsidiary shrines.[1][2] The origin of the name are the Sanskrit words pancha (five) and ayatana (containing), referring to a "five-shrined" layout.[3][4]
Generally, Hindu temples are built along a west-east axis. The four subsidiary shrines are located at the north-east, south-east, south-west, and the north-west.
Arasavalli Temple near Srikakulam District of Andhra Pradesh near Visakhapatnam. Main shrine dedicated to Aditya. Subsidiary shrines dedicated to Ganesh, Shiva, Parvati and Vishnu.[5]