108 DIVYA DESAM TEMPLES OF VISHNU

The Divya desams are 108 temples of Lord VISHNU that are regarded by Hindus as being of special holiness. 106 of them are in India, while 2 are believed to exist in the spiritual realm.

Hindus, especially in South India, hope to visit the 106 divya desams (temples) that are in the Indian subcontinent, and hopefully reach god's feet in the rest 2 of the 108 divya desams, namely Thiruparkadal (The Ocean of Milk, in which God resides) and Thiruparamapadham (at God's holy feet).

Around 2500 years ago, during what is known as the Bhakti movement, the Alwar saint poets of Tamilnadu, sang verses in praise of Vishnu, glorifying the deity enshrined in temples all over India. These verses as well as these temples are still a part of the cultural fabric of the region. 108 of these shrines and mythological abodes are collectively known as the Divya Desam shrines.

The Alwars:   An unbroken lineage of teachers, (the Acharyas) and a wealth of literature in Tamil and in Sanskrit form the backbone of the Sri Vaishnava religion. Twelve saint (poet) devotees - the great Alwars lived their lives dedicated to expressing their devotion to MahaVishnu - considered to be the supreme manifestation of Divinity in the Vaishnava system of beliefs..  These saints composed verses in chaste Tamil, and revitalized the religious spirit of the region, sparking off a renewal of devotional worship in what is generally referred to as the Bhakti movement. The first of the twelve, Peyalwar, Bhootattalwar and Poikaialwar lived in the first half of the first millennium CE.

Geographic distribution:40 of the shrines are located in the fertile Chola kingdom and 22 are in Tondainaadu - around Kanchipuram and Chennai. 2 are in Nadu Naadu (Tiruvahindrapuram and Tirukkovilur) and 18 are in Pandyanaadu. 13 of the shrines are in Malainaadu, of which 11 are in Kerala and 2 are in Kanyakumari district; therefore the total number of Divya Desams in Tamilnadu is 84. 11 Divyadesams are in Vada Naadu, or the northern lands - of which two, Tirupati and Ahobilam are in Andhra Pradesh. 7 of these 11 are in Uttar Pradesh/Uttarakhand (such as Mathura, Ayodhya, and Badrinath etc.). , 1 in Nepal and 1 in Gujarat. Two of the Divyadesams - Ksheerasaagaram and Vaikuntham are celestial abodes.

CHOLA NADU / TRICHY TEMPLES

1. SRIRANGAM / TIRUVARANGAM / KOVIL - Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple
2. THIRUKKOZHI / URAYOOR, TRICHY -   Sri Azhagiya Manavala Perumal Temple
3. THIRUKKARAMBANUR / UTTAMAR KOVIL - Sri Purushothaman Perumal Temple
4. THIRUVELLARAI / SHWETAGIRI / WHITE ROCK - Sri Pundarikaksha Perumal Temple
5. THIRUANBIL / ANBIL - Sri Vadivazhagiya Nambi Perumal Temple
6. THIRUPPERNAGAR / KOYILADI / KOVILADI - Sri Appakkudathaan Perumal Temple
7. TIRUKKANDIYUR / KANDIYOOR - Sri Hara Shapha Vimochana Perumal Temple
8. THIRUKKUDALUR / SANGAMA KSHETRAM - Sri Aaduthurai Perumal Temple
9. THIRUKAPISTHALAM / KAPISTHALAM / PAPANASAM - Sri Gajendra Varadha Perumal Temple
10. THIRUPULLAM BOOTHANKUDI / TYAGASAMUDRAM - Sri Valvil Ramar Perumal Temple
11. THIRU ADANOOR / BHARGAVA KSHETRAM - Sri Aandu Alakkum Ayan Perumal Temple
12. THIRUKKUNDANDHAI / KUMBAKONAM TOWN - Sri Sarangapani Perumal Temple
13. THIRU VINNAGARAM / TIRUNAGESWARAM - Sri Oppiliappan Perumal Temple
14. THIRU NARAYUR / NACHIYAR KOVIL - Sri Thirunarayoor Nambi Perumal Temple
15. THIRU CHERAI / UDAIYAR KOVIL - Sri Saranathan Perumal Temple
16. THIRU KANNAMANGAI / KRISHNA MANGALA KSHETRAM - Sri Bhaktavatsala Perumal Temple
17. THIRU KANNAPURAM / NANNILAM - Sri Neelamega Perumal Temple
18. THIRU KANNANKUDI - Sri Loganatha Perumal Temple
19. THIRU NAAGAI - Sri Neelamega Perumal Temple, Nagapattinam
20. THIRU THANJAI MAAMANI KOVIL - Sri Neelamega Perumal Temple, Tanjore
21. THIRU NANDIPURA VINNAGARAM / NAADAN KOVIL - Sri Jaganatha Perumal Temple
22. THIRU VELLIYANKUDI / BHARGAVAPURAM - Sri Kolavilli (Kolavalvilli) Ramar Perumal Temple
23. THIRU VAZHUNDUR / AAMARUVIYAPPAN TEMPLE - Sri Devaadi Raja Perumal Temple
24. THIRU SIRUPULIYUR / KOLLUMANGUDI - Sri Arulmaakadal Perumal Temple
25. THIRU THALAICHANGA NANMADHIYAM - Sri Naan Madhiya Perumal Temple
26. THIRUVINDALUR / THIRU INDALOOR - Sri Parimala Ranganatha Perumal Temple
27. THIRU KAVALAMPADI / THIRUNANGUR - Sri Gopala Krishna Perumal Temple, Seergazhi
28. THIRU KAZHISEERAMA VINNAGARAM - Sri Trivikrama Perumal Temple, Sirgazhi
29. THIRU ARIMEYA VINNAGARAM - Sri Kuda Maadu Koothan Perumal Temple
30. THIRU VANN PURUSHOTTAMAM - Sri Purushothama Perumal Temple
31. THIRU SEM PON SEI - Sri Per Arulaalan Perumal Temple
32. THIRU MANIMAADA KOVIL - Sri Narayana Perumal Temple
33. THIRU VAIKUNTHA VINNAGARAM - Sri Vaikunta Nathan Perumal Temple
34. THIRUVAALI & THIRUNAGARI - Sri Lakshmi Narashima Perumal Temple
35. THIRU DEVANAR THOGAI - Sri Deiva Naayaga Perumal Temple
36. THIRU THETRI AAMBALAM - Sri Senkanmaal Ranganatha Perumal Temple
37. THIRU MANI KOODAM - Sri Varadharaja Perumal Temple
38. THIRU VELLAKKULAM / ANNAN KOVIL - Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple
39. THIRU PAARTHAN PALLI - Sri Thamaraiyal Kelvan Perumal Temple
40. THIRU CHITRAKOOTAM - Sri Govindaraja Perumal Temple, Chidambaram

NADU NADU / CUDDALORE / T’ V MALAI TEMPLES

41. THIRU VAHINDRAPURAM / THIRUVAYINDHAI - Sri Deyva Nayaga Perumal Temple
42. THIRU KOVILOOR - Sri Trivikrama Perumal Temple

TONDAI NADU / KANCHI / CHENNAI TEMPLES

43. THIRU KACHCHI / THIRU KANCHI - Sri Varadharaja Perumal Temple, Kanchi
44. THIRU ASHTABUJAM / ASHTABUYAGARAM - Sri Adikesava Perumal Temple, Kanchi
45. THIRUTHANKA / THOOPUL - Sri Deepa Prakasha Perumal Temple, Kanchi
46. THIRU VELUKKAI - Sri Azhagiya Singar Perumal Temple, Kanchi
47. THIRU NEERAGAM / NEERAGATHAAN - Sri Jagadeeshwarar Temple, Kanchi
48. THIRU PAADAKAM - Sri Pandava Dhoothar Temple, Kanchi
49. THIRU NILATHINGAL THUNDAM - Sri Nilathingal Thundathan Temple, Kanchi
50. THIRU OORAGAM / OORAGATHAAN - Sri Ulagalantha Perumal Temple, Kanchi
51. THIRU VEKKA - Sri Yathothakaari Perumal Temple, Kanchi
52. THIRU KAARAGAM - Sri Karunakara Perumal Temple, Kanchi
53. THIRU KAAR VAANAM - Sri Thirukkaar Vaanar Temple, Kanchi
54. THIRU KALVANOOR - Sri Adi Varaha Perumal Temple, Kanchi
55. THIRU PAVALA VANNAM - Sri Pavala Vannar Temple, Kanchi
56. THIRU PARAMESHWARA VINNAGARAM - Sri Vaikunta Perumal Temple, Kanchi
57. THIRU PUTKUZHI / JATAYU KSHETRAM - Sri Vijayaraghava Perumal Temple
58. THIRU NINDRAVOOR / TINNIYUR / THINNANUR - Sri Bhatavatsala Perumal Temple, Thinnanoor
59. THIRU EVVULUR / THIRUVALLORE - Sri Veeraraghava Perumal Temple, Tiruvallore
60. THIRU VELLIKENI / TRIPLICANE - Sri Parthasarathy Temple, Chennai
61. THIRU NEER MALAI / PALLAVARAM - Sri Neer Vanna Perumal Temple, Chennai
62. THIRU VIDANTHAI / THIRU IDA VENTHAI - Sri NithyaKalyana Perumal Temple, Mahabalipuram
63. THIRU KADAL MALAI - Sri StalaSayana Perumal Temple, Mahabalipuram
64. THIRU KADIGAI / SHOLINGUR - Sri Yoga Narasimha Swamy Temple

VADA NADU / REST OF INDIA TEMPLES

65. THIRUVAYODHI / AYODHYA - Sri Ram Temple, Ayodhya, UP
66. THIRU NAIMISARANYAM - Sri Devaraja Perumal Temple
67. THIRUPPIRUDHI / JOSHIMATH - Sri Paramapurusha Perumal Temple, Joshimutt
68. THIRUKKANDAM / DEVAPRAYAG / KADINAGAR - Sri Neelamega Perumal Temple, Devaprayag
69. THIRUVADARI ASHRAMAM / BADRINATH - Sri Badri Narayana Perumal Temple
70. THIRU SALIGRAMAM / MUKTINATH, NEPAL - Sri Moorthy Perumal Temple
71. THIRU VADAMADURAI / MATHURA - Sri Govardhana Perumal Temple, Brindavan
72. THIRU VAAIPADI / AAYARPADI / GOKULAM - Sri Navamohana Krishna Perumal Temple
73. THIRU DRAWARAKAI / DWARAKA - Sri Kalyana Narayana Perumal Temple
74. THIRU SINGAVEL KUNDRAM / AHOBILAM - Sri Nava Narasimhar Temple, Ahobilam
75. THIRUVENGADAM / TTD / TIRUMALA / TIRUPATI - Sri Venkateswara Swamivaru Temple / Srivari Temple

MALAI NADU / KERALA TEMPLES

76. THIRU NAAVAI - Sri Naavai Mukunda Perumal Temple
77. THIRU VITHUVAKODU / TIRUVIJIKODE / ANJUMURTHY KOIL - Sri Uyyavandha Perumal Temple
78. THIRU KAATKARAI / TRIKAKKARA - Sri Kaatkarai Appa Perumal Temple
79. THIRU MOOZHIKKALAM - Sri Moozhikkalathaan Perumal Temple
80. THIRUVALLAVAAZH / TIRUVALLA - Sri Kolapira Vallaba Perumal Temple
81. THIRU KADITHAANAM - SAHADEVA TEMPLE - Sri Athpudha/Amrita Narayana Perumal Temple
82. THIRU CHENGKUNDROOR / CHENGANOOR - YUDHISHTIRA TEMPLE - Sri Imayavarappa Perumal Temple
83. THIRU PULIYOOR / KUTTANAAD - BHIMA TEMPLE - Sri Maayapiran Perumal Temple
84. THIRU VAARAN VILAI / ARANMULA - ARJUNA TEMPLE - Sri Kuralappan / Parthasarathy Perumal Temple
85. THIRU VANVANDUR / TIRUVAMUNDUR - NAKULA TEMPLE - Sri Pambanaiapan/Kamalanathan Perumal Temple
86. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM / TRIVANDRUM - Sri Anantha Padmanabhaswamy Temple

PANDYA NADU / SOUTH TAMILNADU TEMPLES

87. THIRU VATTAARU / THODUVETTI / KUZHITTURAI - Sri Adikesava Perumal Temple
88. THIRU VANNAPARISAARAM / TIRUPATISAARAM - Sri Kuralappa Venkatachalapati Perumal Temple
89. THIRUKKURUNGUDI / TIRUKARANGUDI - Sri Nindra/Azhagiya Nambi Perumal Temple
90. THIRU CHERIVARAMANGAI / VANAMAAMALAI - Sri Thothatrinatha Perumal Temple, Nanguneri
91. THIRU VAIKUNTAM / SRIVAIKUNTAM - NAVA TIRUPATI - 1 - Sri Vaikuntanatha Perumal Temple
92. THIRU VARAGUNAMANGAI / NATHTHAM - NAVA TIRUPATI - 2 - Sri Vijayaasana Perumal Temple
93. THIRU PULINGUDI / PULINKUDI - NAVA TIPUPATI – 3 - Sri Kaaisina Vendha Perumal Temple
94. THIRU TOLAIVILLIMANGALAM / RETTA TIRUPATI - NAVA TIRUPATI – 4 & 5 - Sri Aravindha Lochana Srinivasa Perumal Temple
95. THIRU KULANDAI / PERUNKULAM - NAVA TIRUPATI – 6 - Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple
96. THIRU KOLOOR - NAVA TIRUPATI – 7 - Sri Vaitha Maanitha Perumal Temple
97. THIRU PERAI / THEN TIRU PERAI - NAVA TIRUPATI – 8 - Sri Magara Nedungkuzhai Kadar Perumal Temple
98. THIRU KURUGUR / AZHWAR TIRUNAGARI - NAVA TIRUPATI – 9 - Sri Aadhinatha Perumal Temple
99. THIRUVILLIPUTTUR / SRIVILLIPUTTUR - Sri Andal Vatapatrasayee Perumal Temple
100. THIRU THANKAAL - Sri Nindra Narayana Perumal Temple
101. THIRU KOODAL - Sri Koodal Azhagar Perumal Temple, Madurai
102. THIRU MAALIRUNSOLAI / AZHAGAR MALAI - Sri Kallazhagar Perumal Temple, Madurai
103. THIRU MOGOOR - Sri Kaalamegha Perumal Temple
104. THIRU KOTIYOOR - Sri Uraga Mellanayaan Perumal Temple
105. THIRU PULLANI - Sri Kalyana Jagannatha Perumal Temple
106. THIRU MAYAM - Sri Sathyagiri Natha Perumal Temple

VINNULAGAM / CELESTIAL ABODES

107. THIRU PAAL KADAL / KSHEERA SAGARAM - Sri Ksheerapthi Nathan
108. THIRU PARAMAPAADHAM / VAIKUNTAM - Sri Paramapadha Nathan

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108 Divya Desam Temples of Lord Vishnu

Divya Desams in Central Tamil Nadu!

#	Divya Desam
D3	SRIRANGAM
D6	TIRUKKUDANDAI
D7	TIRU URAYUR (Tiru kozhi)
D8	TIRUTHANJI MAMANI KOVIL
D9	TIRU ANBIL
D10	TIRUKKARAMBANUR
D11	TIRU VELLARAI
D12	TIRUPPULLABOODANGUDI
D13	TIRUPPERNAGAI
D14	TIRU ADANUR
D15	TIRUVAZUNDUR
D16	TIRUSIRUPULIYUR
D17	TIRUCCHERAI
D18	TIRU THALAISANGHA NANMADIYAM
D19	TIRUKKANDIYUR
D20	TIRUVINNAGAR
D21	TIRUKKANNAPURAM
D22	TIRUVALI & TIRUNAGARI
D23	TIRUNAGAI
D24	TIRU NARAYUR
D25	TIRU NANDIPURA VINNAGARAM
D26	TIRU INDALUR
D27	TIRU CHITRAKOOTAM
D28	TIRUKAZHI SRIRAMA VlNNAGARAM
D29	TIRUKKOODALUR
D30	TIRUKKANNANGUDI
D31	TIRUKKANNAMANGAI
D32	TIRUDKKAVlTHALAM
D33	TIRU VELLIANGUDI
D34	TIRU MANIMADA KOVlL
D35	TIRU VAIKUNTA VlNNAGARAM
D36	TIRU ARIMEYA VlNNAGARAM
D37	TIRU THEVANAR THOGAl
D38	TIRUVAN PURUSHOTTAMAM
D39	TIRUCHEMPONSEI KOVlL
D40	TIRUTTHETRIAMBALAM
D41	TIRUMANIKKOODAM
D42	TIRU KKAVALAMPADI
D43	TIRUVELLAKULAM
D44	TIRUPPARTHAN PALLI
D76	TIRUVAYINDIRAPURAM
D77	TIRUKKOVALUR (Gopala Nagaram)

Divya Desams in Madras and S. Andhara

#	Divya Desam
D4	TIRUKKACHI - ATTHIGIRI
D5	TIRUVENGADAM (Tirupati)
D78	ASHTABUYAKARAM
D79	TIRUTTHANKA
D80	TIRUVELUKKAI
D81	TIRUPADAGAM
D82	TIRU NEERAGAM
D83	TIRU NILATHINGAL THUNDAM
D84	TIRU OORAGAM
D85	TIRUVEKKA
D86	TIRUKKARAGAM
D87	TIRUKKARVANAM
D88	TIRUKKALVANUR
D89	TIRUPPAVALAVANNAN
D90	TIRUPARAMESWARA VINNAGARAM
D91	TIRUPPUTKUZHI
D92	TIRU NINDRAVUR
D93	TIRU EVVUL (Tiruvallur)
D94	TIRUNEERMALAI (Doyachalam)
D95	TIRUVlDAVENDAI
D96	TlRU KKADALMALLAI
D97	TIRUVALLIKENI
D98	TIRUKKADIGAI (Solingapuram)
D99	TIRU SINGAVEZKUNDRAM (AHOBILAM)

Divya Desams in Kerala & S. Tamil Nadu!

#	Divya Desam
D45	TIRUMALIRUNCHOLAI
D46	TIRUKOSHTIYUR
D47	TIRUMEYYAM
D48	TIRUPULLANI
D49	TIRUTHANKKAL
D50	TIRUMOGUR
D51	TIRUKOODAL
D52	TIRUVlLLIPUTTUR
D53	TIRUKKURUGUR (Azhwar Tirunagari)
D54	TIRUTHOLAIVlLLI MANGALAM
D55	TIRUSIREEVARAMANGAI
D56	TIRUPULINGUDI
D57	TIRUPPERAI
D58	SRIVAIKUNTAM
D59	TIRUVARAGUNAMANGAI
D60	TIRUKKULANDAI
D61	TIRUKKURUNGUDI
D62	TIRUKKOLUR
D63	TIRUVANANDAPURAM
D64	TIRUVANPARISARAM
D65	TIRU KKATKARAI
D66	TIRUMOOZHIKALAM
D67	TIRYPPULIYUR (Kuttanadu)
D68	TIRUCHENKUNDRUR
D69	TIRUNAVAI
D70	TIRUVALLAVAZ (Tiruvalla)
D71	TIRUVANVANDUR
D72	TIRUVAATTARU
D73	TIRU VlTHUVAKODU
D74	TIRUKKADITHANAM
D75	TIRUVARANVILAI

  

Divya Desams Uttar Pradesh

#	Divya Desam
D100	TIRU AYODHI (Ayodhya)
D101	TIRU NAIMISARARANYAM
D102	TIRU SHALAGRAM
D103	TIRU BADRIKASHARAMAM
D104	TIRUKKADANGKADINAGAR (Devaprayag)
D105	TIRUPPRITHI (Joshi Mutt, Nandaprayag)
D107	TIRU VADAMATHURAI (Mathura)
D108	TIRUVAIPADI (Gokul)

Divya Desam in Gujarat!

#	Divya Desam
D106	TIRU DWARAKAI (Dwarka)

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D108	TIRUVAIPADI (Gokul)