Divya Desams

Lord Vishnu

Divya Desams refer to 108 Vishnu temples that are mentioned in the works of the Tamil Azhvars (saints). 105 of these are located in India, 1 in Nepal, while 2 are located outside of the Earthly realms. 'Divya' in Tamil language indicates premium and 'Desam' indicates place or temple.

The two major deities of Hinduism are Lord Shiva and Lord Vishnu. The holy temples of Shiva, known as the Paadal Petra Sthalams, referring to the 275 Shiva Sthalams are praised in the Tevaram canon by the sixty three Nayanars saints while those of Vishnu are revered in the Divya Prabandha verses of the twelve contemporary 6th-9th century poets called Azhvars. The temples they hailed are the Divya Desams.

List of Divya Desams

The list of 108 Divya Desams is given in this table:^[1]

108 Divya Desams

North India	Malai Nadu	Madurai	Kanchipuram	Chennai
1. Thiruvengadam 2. Ahobilam 3. Muktinath, Saligramam (Nepal) 4. Naimisaranya 5. Mathura 6. Gokul 7. Devaprayag 8. Thiruppirithi 9. Badrinath temple 10. Ayodhya 11. Dwarka	12. Thiruvananthapuram 13. Thirukatkarai 14. Moozhikkalam 15. Tiruvalla 16. Thirukadithanam 17. Sengunroor 18. Thiruppuliyoor 19. Thiruvaaranvilai 20. Thiruvanvandoor 21. Thiru naavaay 22. Viththuvakkodu	23. Thirumeyyam 24. Thirukoshtiyur 25. Koodal Azhagar Temple 26. Azhagar Kovil 27. Tirumogoor 28. Srivilliputhur 29. Tiruththangal 30. Thiruppullani	31. Tirukkacchi 32. Ashtabujakaram 33. Tiruvekkaa 34. Tiruththanka 35. Tiruvelukkai 36. Tirukalvanoor (inside Kamakshi Amman Temple) 37. Tiru oorakam 38. Tiru neeragam 39. Tiru kaaragam 40. Tirukaarvaanam 41. Tiru parameswara vinnagaram 42. Tiru pavala vannam 43. Tiru paadagam 44. Tiru nilaaththingal thundam (inside Ekambareswarar Temple) 45. Thiruputkuzhi	46. Thiruvallikeni 47. Thiruneermalai 48. Thiruvidandai 49. Thirukadalmallai 50. Thiruninravur 51. Thiruvallur 52. Thirukkadigai
Mayiladuthurai and Sirkazhi	Thanjavur	Trichy	Tirunelveli	Kanyakumari
53. Thiruvazhunthoor 54. Thiruindaloor 55. Kazheesirama Vinnagaram 56. Thirukkavalampadi 57. Thiruchsemponsey 58. Thiruarimeya Vinnagaram 59. Thiru Vanpurushothamam 60. Thiruvaikunda vinnagaram 61. Thirumanimadam 62. Thiruthevanartthogai 63. Thiruthetriyambalam 64. Thirumanikkoodam 65. Thiruvellakkulam 66. Thiruppaarththanpalli 67. Thalai Sanga Nanmathiyam 68. Thiruchsirupuliyoor 69. Thiruvali-Thirunagari	70. Thiruccithra kootam 71. Thirukkannangudi 72. Thirunagai 73. Thiru Thanjai 74. Tirukkoilur 75. Thirukkoodaloor 76. Thiru Kavith Thalam 77. Thiru Adhanoor 78. Thirupullabhoothangudi 79. Thirukkudandhai 80. Thiruccherai 81. Thirunandipura Vinnagaram 82. ThiruNaraiyoor 83. Thiruvinnagar 84. Thiruvelliyangudi 85. Thirukkanamangai 86. Thirukkkannapuram 87. Thirukkandiyur	88. Sri Rangam 89. Thirukkozhi 90. Thirukkarambanoor 91. Thiruvellarai 92. Thiru Anbil 93. Thirupper Nagar 94. Thiruvanthipuram	95. Thiruvaramangai 96. Thirukkurungudi 97. Srivaikundam 98. Thiruvaragunamangai 99. Thiruppulingudi 100. Thirukkurugoor(Azhwar Tirunagari) 101. Thirutthulaivillimangalam(Irattai Tirupathy) 102. Thirukkoloor 103. Thirukkulandhai 104. Thentirupperai	105. Thiruvattaru 106. Thiruvanparisaram
Vinnulagam (Outside the Earthly realm)
107. Thirupaarkadal 108. Thiruparamapadham

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  Srirangam Temple

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  Varadaraja Perumal Temple

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  Tirupathi Devastanam]]

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  Sarangapani Temple

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  Srivilliputhur Temple]]

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  Azhagar Kovil

Direction of the holy face

In these 108 Divyadesams, Vishnu faces various directions and giving his seva (blessing), which are as follows:

Facing Direction	Divyadesams
East	79
West	19
North	3
South	7
Holy	2

List of Deities in Divyadesams

The list of deities^[2] in the divyadesams is shown.

S.No.	Divyadesam	Thayar(Lakshmi)	Swamy(Vishnu)
1	SRIRANGAM	RangaNayagi	Ranganathar
2	THIRUKOZHI	Kamalavalli Vasalakshmi Nayagi	Sundaravaraya Perumal
3	THIRUKARAMBANUR	Poornaavalli Nayagi	Purushothama Perumal
4	THIRUVELLARAI	Rakthapankajavalli Nayagi	Pundareekatcha Perumal
5	THIRUANBIL	Soundaryavalli Nayagi	Sundaramoorthaye Poornaya Perumal
6	THRUPPERNAGAR	Indravalli Nayagi	Appala Ranganatha Perumal
7	THIRUKANDIYUR	Kamalavalli Nayagi	Kamalanatha, Harasabavimochana Perumal
8	THIRUKOODALUR	Padmasani Nayagi	Jagathrakshaga Perumal
9	THIRUKAVITHALAM	Ramamanivalli Nayagi	Gajendravaradha Perumal
10	THIRUPPULLAMBOOTHANGUDI	Hemabja Nayagi	Thrudathanvee Ramabadhra Perumal
11	THIRUAADHANUR	RangaNayagi	Varshakalathinayaka Perumal
12	THIRUKUDANTHAI	Komalavalli Nayagi	Abaryapthamrutha Perumal
13	THIRUVINNAGAR	Boodevi Nayagi	Lavanavargitha Srinivasa Perumal
14	THIRUNARAIYUR	Vanjulavalli Nayagi	Srinivasa Perumal
15	THIRUCHERAI	Saranayagi	Saranatha Perumal
16	THIRUNANDHIPURA VINNAGARAM	Shenbagavalli Nayagi	Jagannatha Perumal
17	THIRUVELLIYANGUDI	Maragadhavalli Nayagi	Srungarasundara Danushbani Ramaya Perumal
18	THIRUKANNAMANGAI	Abishegavalli Nayagi	Bakthavatchala Perumal
19	THIRUKANNAPURAM	Kannapura Nayagi	Sowriraja Perumal
20	THIRUKANNANGUDI	Loganayagi	Loganatha Perumal
21	THIRUNAGAI	Soundaryavalli Nayagi	Neelamega Perumal
22	THIRUTHANJAI MAMANIKOIL	Rakthapankajavalli Nayagi	Neelamega Perumal
	MANIKUNDRAM	Ambujavalli Nayagi	Maniparvadha Perumal
	THANJAIYALI NAGAR	Thanja Nayagi	Narasimha Perumal
23	THIRUVAZHUNDUR	Rakthapankajavalli Nayagi	Devadhiraja Perumal
24	THIRUCHIRUPULIYUR	DhayaNayagi	Krubasamudra Perumal
25	THIRUTHALAICHANGA NANMADIYAM	Siras sanga Nayagi	Chandrasabahara Perumal
26	THIRUINDALUR	Parimalaranga Nayagi	Parimalaranganatha Perumal
27	THIRUKAZHICHEERAMA VINNAGARAM	Loganayagi	Logaganatha Thrivikrama Perumal
28	THIRUKKAVALAMBADI	Pankajavalli Nayagi	Gopala Krishna Perumal
29	THIRUARIMEYA VINNAGARAM	Amrudhagadavalli Nayagi	Gadakeli Narthanaya Perumal
30	THIRUVANPURUSHOTHAMAM	Purushothamanayagi	Purushothama Perumal
31	THIRUSEMPONSAIKOIL	Sweda Pushpavalli Nayagi	Hemaranganatha Perumal
32	THIRUMANIMADAKOIL	Pundareegavalli Nayagi	Sachvada Deepaya Narayana Perumal
33	THIRUVAIGUNDA VINNAGARAM	Vaigundavalli Nayagi	Vaigundanatha Perumal
34	THIRUTHETRIAMBALAM	Rakthapankajavalli Nayagi	Lakshmiranga Perumal
35	THIRUMANIKOODAM	Boo Nayagi	Varadharaja Perumal
36	THIRUPARTHANPALLI	Kamala Nayagi	Parthasarathyrooba, Kamalapathaye Perumal
37	THIRUVALI & THIRUNAGARI	Amrudhagadavalli Nayagi	Kedarapathyvaraya Perumal
38	THIRUTHEVANARTHOGAI	Samudradanaya Nayagi	Devanayaka Perumal
39	THIRUVELLAKULAM	Padmavathi Nayagi	Srinivasa Perumal
40	THIRUCHITRAKOODAM	Pundareegavalli Nayagi	Govindaraja Perumal
41	THIRUVAHEENDRAPURAM	Hemabujavalli Nayagi	Devanayaka Perumal
42	THIRUKKOVALUR	Pushpavalli Nayagi	Thrivikrama Perumal
43	THIRUKKACHI - ATTHIGIRI	Mahadevi Nayagi	Devathiraja Perumal
44	ASHTABUYAGARAM	Padmasani Nayagi	Gajendravarada Perumal
45	THIRUTHANKA	Maragadhavalli Nayagi	Deepaprakasa Perumal
46	THIRUVELUKKAI	Amruthavalli Nayagi	Sundharayoghanarasimha Perumal
47	THIRUNEERAGAM	Boovalli Nayagi	Jagadeeswara Perumal
48	THIRUPPADAGAM	Rukmani Sathyabama	Pandavadootha Perumal
49	THIRU NILATHINGAL THUNDAM	Chandrasoodavalli Nayagi	Chandrasooda Perumal
50	THIRUOORAGAM	Amudavalli Nayagi	Thrivikrama Perumal
51	THIRUVEHKA	Komalavalli Nayagi	Yathokthagari Perumal
52	THIRUKKARAGAM	Padmamani Nayagi	Karunagara Perumal
53	THIRUKKARVAANAM	Kamalavalli Nayagi	Neelamega Perumal
54	THIRUKKALVANUR	Sundarabimbavalli Nayagi	Soranatha Perumal
55	THIRUPPAVALAVANNAM	Pravalavalli Nayagi	Pravalavarna Perumal
56	THIRUPARAMECHURA VINNAGARAM	Vaigundavalli Nayagi	Vaigundanatha Perumal
57	THIRUPPUTKUZHI	Maragadavalli Nayagi	Vijayaraghava Perumal
58	THIRUNINDRAVUR	Sudhavalli Nayagi	Bakthavatsala Perumal
59	THIRUEVVUL	Kanagavalli Nayagi	Vaithya Veeraraghava Perumal
60	THIRUVALLIKENI	Rukmani Nayagi	Vengadakrishna Perumal
61	THIRUNEERMALAI	Sundaravalli Nayagi	Jalathivarnaya Perumal
62	THIRUIDAVENTHAI	Komalavalli Nayagi	Lakshmivaraha Perumal
63	THIRUKKADALMALLAI	Boosthalamangadevi Nayagi	Sthalasayana Perumal
64	THIRUKKADIGAI	Amruthabalavalli Nayagi	Yoganarasimha Perumal
65	THIRUVAYOTHI	Seethadevi	Ramachandra Perumal
66	THIRUNAIMISARANYAM	Sriharilakshmi Nayagi	Devaraja Perumal
67	THIRUPRUTHI	Parimalavalli Nayagi	Paramapurushaya Perumal
68	THIRUKKANDAMENUM KADINAGAR	Pundareegavalli Nayagi	Neelamega Perumal
69	THIRUVADARIYACHRAMAM	Aravindavalli Nayagi	Badrinarayana Perumal
70	THIRUSALAKRAAMAM	Sridevi Nayagi	Srimoorthi Perumal
71	THIRUVADAMADURAI	Sathyabama Nayagi	Govarthanagiridhari Perumal
72	THIRUVAIPADI	Rukmani Sathyabama Nayagi	Navamohanakrishna Perumal
73	THIRUDWARAGAI	Lakshmi	Rukmanyadhi Ashtamahishi, Dwaragadeesa Perumal
74	THIRUSINGAVELKUNDRAM	Amruthavalli Senchulakshmi	Lakshminarasimha Perumal
75	THIRUVENGADAM(MEL THIRUPATHI)	Padmavathi Nayagi	Srinivasa Perumal
76	THIRUNAVAI	Padmavathi Nayagi	Narayana Perumal
77	THIRUVITHUVAKODU	Vithuvakoduvalli Nayagi	SriAbayappradhaya Perumal
78	THIRUKATKARAI	Vathsalyavalli Nayagi	Khatkaraswamy Perumal
79	THIRUMOOZHIKKALAM	Madhuraveni Nayagi	Sookthinatha Perumal
80	THIRUVALLAVAZH	Vathsalyavalli Nayagi	Sundaraya Perumal
81	THIRUKKADITHALAM	Karpagavalli Nayagi	Amruthanarayana Perumal
82	THIRUCHENGUNDRUR	Rakthapankajavalli Nayagi	Devathideva Perumal
83	THIRUPPULIYUR	Hemalatha Nayagi	Mayasakthiyuthaswamy Perumal
84	THIRUVARANVILAI	Padmasani Nayagi	Vamana Perumal
85	THIRUVANVANDOOR	Kamalavalli Nayagi	Kamalanatha Perumal
86	THIRUVANANDAPURAM	Harilakshmi Nayagi	Anandhapadmanabha Perumal
87	THIRUVATTARU	Maragadhavalli Nayagi	Aadikesava Perumal
88	THIRUVANPARISARAM	Kamalavalli Nayagi	Vamanaya Perumal
89	THIRUKKURUNGUDI	vamanashetravalli Nayagi	Vamanashetrapoornaya Perumal
90	THIRUCHEERAVARAMANGAI	Chireevaramangaivalli Nayagi	Thothathrinatha Perumal
91	THIRUVAIGUNDAM (NAVATHIRUPATHI)	Boo Vaigundavalli Nayagi	Vaigundanatha Perumal
92	THIRUVARAGUNAMANGAI (NAVATHIRUPATHI)	Varagunavalli Nayagi	Vijayasana
93	THIRUPPULIANGUDI (NAVATHIRUPATHI)	Boo Nayagi	Boomibalaya Vairinedharchidha Gobaya Perumal
94	THIRUTHOLAIVILLIMANGALAM(NAVATHIRUPATHI)	Visalakrishnakshidevi	Aravindhalochana Perumal
95	THIRUKKULANDAI(NAVATHIRUPATHI)	Baligavalli Padmavathi Nayagi	Srinivasa Perumal
96	THIRUKKOLUR(NAVATHIRUPATHI)	Kolurvalli Nayagi	Nishepavithaya Perumal
97	THIRUPPERAI (NAVATHIRUPATHI)	Kundalakarnadevi Nayagi	Dheerka Magarakundaladharaya Perumal
98	THIRUKKURUGUR (NAVATHIRUPATHI)	Aadhinathavalli Nayagi	Aadhinatha Perumal
99	THIRUVILLIPPUTHUR	Kodhadevi Nayagi	Vadabathrasayee Perumal
100	THIRUTHANGAL	Rakthapankajavalli Nayagi	Narayana Perumal
101	THIRUKKOODAL	Madhuravalli Nayagi	Sangamasundharaya Perumal
102	THIRUMALIRUNCHOLAI	Sundaravalli Nayagi	Sorasundara Perumal
103	THIRUMOGUR	Mohavalli Nayagi	Kalameha Perumal
104	THIRUKKOSHTIYUR	Mahalakshmi	Uraga Mrudusayanaya Perumal
105	THIRUPPULLANI	Kalyanavalli, Padmasani Nayagi	Kalyana Jagannatha Perumal
106	THIRUMEYYAM	Ujjeevana Nayagi	Sathyagirinatha Perumal
107	THIRUPPARKADAL	BooSamudradhanaya Nayagi	Sheerapthinatha Perumal
108	THIRUPPARAMAPADHAM	Mahalakshmya	Paramapadhanathaya Perumal

See also

Mangalasasanam by Divyadesam
Vadakalai
Thenkalai

Maps

• Map of Divyadesam around Trichy
• Map of Divyadesam around Madurai

References

1. ^ "108 Divya Desams". srivaishnava.org. http://www.srivaishnava.org. Retrieved 2007-07-16. 
2. ^ http://srividesikan.web.officelive.com/Documents/Divya%20Desa%20Divya%20Thambathigal%20Namavali.pdf

External links

• Know about all the 108 Divya Desams
• Divya Desams Kshetrams Details
• 108 Divya Desam Virtual Tour on Google Maps - Virtual Darshan of the actual temple tower or Gopuram
• Contact phone numbers for Divya Desam Temples
• Divya Prabhandam by Divya Desam
• Compilation of all Pasurams pertaining to each of the 108 Divya desam. Handy as a travel reference guide
• "108 Vainava Divyadesa Sthala Varalaru" by 'Vaishnava Sudarazhi' Dr. A. Ethirajan B.A. of Karaikudi, published by the Sri Vaishnava Siddhanta Publications
• Compilation on 108 Divya Desam
• 4000 Divya Prabhandam as one pdf file 2.16 MB
• 4000 Divya Prabhandam free download from Project Tamil
• 4000 Divya Prabhandam from Tamil Virutal University Library
• Divya Desams list at Vedagnana