Divya Desams

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

Vaishnava 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).

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[edit] List Of Divya Desams

[edit] Andra Pradesh & North India

1. Tirupathi
2. Ahobilam
3. Saligramam
4. naimisaaraNyam
5. Mathura
6. Gokulam
7. Deva prayakai
8. thiruppirithi
9. Badrinath
10. Ayodhya
11. Dwaraka

[edit] Kerala

12. Trivandrum
13. Thiru katkarai
14. Moozhik kalam
15. Tiruvalla
16. Thirukadithanam
17. sengunroor
18. Thiruppuliyoor
19. ThiruvaaRanviLai
20. Thiru vanvandoor
21. Thiru naavaay
22. ViththuvakkOdu

[edit] Tamil Nadu

[edit] Madurai

23. Thirumeyyam
24. Thirukkottiyoor
25. Koodal Azhagar Temple
26. Azhagar Kovil (near Madurai)
27. Tirumogoor
28. Srivilliputhur Andal Temple
29. Tiruththangal
30. Thiruppullani

[edit] Kanchipuram

31. Tirukkacchi
32. Ashtabujakaram
33. Tiruvekkaa
34. Tiruththanka
35. Tiruvelukkai
36. Tirukalvanoor
37. Tiru oorakam
38. Tiru neeragam
39. Tiru kaaragam
40. Tirukaarvaanam
41. Tiru paramechura vinnagaram
42. Tiru pavala vannam
43. Tiru paadagam
44. Tiru nilaaththingal thundam
45. Tirupputkuzhi

[edit] Chennai

46. Parthasarathy Kovil at Thiruvallikeni
47. Thiruneermalai
48. Thiruvidaventhai
49. Thirukadalmallai at Mahabalipuram
50. Bakthavatsala Perumal Temple at Thiruninravur
51. Veeraraghava Swami Temple at Thiruevvul (Thiruvallur)
52. Thirukkadikai

[edit] Mayavaram and Seerkazhi

53. Thiruvazhundhoor
54. Thiruindaloor
55. kAzhicsIrAma viNNagaram
56. ThirukkAvaLampAdi
57. Thiruchsempon sey
58. ThiruarimEya viNNagaram
59. Thiru vaNpurushOththamam
60. ThiruvaikundaviNNagaram
61. ThirumaNimAdam
62. ThiruthEvanArtthogai
63. Thiruthetriyambalam
64. ThirumaNikkoodam
65. ThiruveLLakkuLam
66. Thiruppaarththan paLLi
67. Thalai sanga nANmathiyam
68. ThiruchsiRupuliyoor
69. Thiru vAli tirunagari

[edit] Thanjavur

70. Thiruccithra kootam
71. ThirukkaNNangudi
72. ThirunAgai
73. Thiru thanjai
74. Thirukkandiyoor
75. Thirukkoodaloor
76. Thiru Kavith thalam
77. Thiru Adhanoor
78. ThiruppuLLam boothangudi
79. Thirukkudandhai
80. ThirucchERai
81. Thiru nandhipuraviNNagaram
82. Thiru naRaiyoor
83. ThiruviNNagar
84. ThiruveLLiyangudi
85. ThirukkaNNamangai
86. ThirukkkaNNapuram

[edit] Trichy

87. Thiruvarangam
88. Thirukarambanoor
89. Thirukkozhi
90. Thiruanbil
91. Thiruppernagar
92. Thiruvellarai
93. Thirukkoilur
94. Thiruvayindhirapuram

[edit] Tirunelveli

95. Thiruvaramangai
96. Thirukkurungudi
97. Srivaikundam
98. Thiruvaragunamangai
99. Thiruppulingudi
100. Thirukkurugoor
101. Thirutthulaivillimangalam
102. Thirukkoloor
103. Thirukkulandhai
104. Thentirupperai

[edit] Kanyakumari

105. Thiruvattaru
106. Thiruvanparisaram

[edit] Moksham

107. Thirupaarkadal
108. Thiruparamapadham

[edit] External links

  • [1] contains details about each temple
  • [2] contains the poster of the temple deities in the 108 divya desams. This poster is to be found in most of the vaishnava homes.
  • [3] contains audio links to some of the pasurams (verse) related to the divya desams.
  • [4] lists the Alwars that had sung the praises of god in the respective temples.
  • Articles on all temples as collected "The Hindu"