Divya Desam ( List Of 108 Vishnu Temples )

A Divya Desam (Tamil: திவ்ய தேசம்) is one of the 108 Vishnu temples that are mentioned in the works of the Tamil Azhvars (saints). Divya means "premium" and Desam indicates "place" (temple). Of the 108 temples, 105 are in India, one is in Nepal, and two are outside the Earthly realms. The Divya Desams are revered by the 12 Azhvars in the Divya Prabandha, a collection of 4,000 Tamil verses. While most Divya Desams follow Thenkalai mode of worship, some follow Vadakalai too among others.

The word azhwar means the one who dives deep into the ocean of the countless attributes of god. Azhwars are considered the twelve supreme devotees of Vishnu, who were instrumental in popularising Vaishnavism during the 5th-8th centuries A.D. The religious works of these saints in Tamil, songs of love and devotion, are compiled as Nalayira Divya Prabandham containing 4000 verses and the 108 temples revered in their songs are classified as Divya desam.The saints had different origins and belonged to different castes. As per tradition, the first three azhwars, Poigai, Bhutha and Pey were born miraculously. Tirumizhisai was the son of a sage, Thondaradi, Mathurakavi, Peria and Andal were from brahmin community, Kulasekhara from Kshatria community, Namm was from a cultivator family, Tirupana from panar community and Tirumangai from kazhwar community. Divya Suri Saritra by Garuda-Vahana Pandita (11th century AD), Guruparamparaprabavam by Pinbaragiya Perumal Iayar, Periya tiru mudi adaivu by Anbillai Kandadiappan, Yatindra Pranava Prabavam by Pillai Lokacharya, commentaries on Divya Prabandam, Guru Parampara (lineage of Gurus) texts, temple records and inscriptions give a detailed account of the azhwars and their works. According to these texts, the saints were considered incarnations of some form of Vishnu. Poigai is considered an incarnation of Panchajanya (Krishna's conch), Bhoothath of Kaumodakee (Vishnu's Mace/Club), Pey of Nandaka (Vishnu's sword), Thirumalisai of Sudarshanam (Vishnu's discus), Namm of Vishvaksena (Vishnu's commander), Madhurakavi of Vainatheya (Vishnu's eagle, Garuda), Kulasekhara of Kaustubha (Vishnu's necklace), Periy of Garuda (Vishnu's eagle), Andal of Bhoodevi (Vishnu's wife, Lakshmi, in her form as Bhudevi), Thondaradippodi of Vanamaalai (Vishnu's garland), Thiruppaan of Srivatsa (An auspicious mark on Vishnu's chest) and Thirumangai of Saranga (Krishna's bow). The songs of Prabandam are regularly sung in all the Vishnu temples of South India daily and also during festivals.

According to traditional account by Manavala Mamunigal, the first three azhwars namely Poigai, Bhoothath and Pey belong to Dwapara Yuga (before 4200 BC). Modern historians place the period of azhwars from the 5th to 8th century AD, but there is dispute about the chronology and relation between each other. But it is widely accepted by tradition and historians that the trio are the earliest among the twelve azhwars. Along with the three Saiva nayanmars, they influenced the ruling Pallava kings, creating a Bhakti movement that resulted in changing the religious geography from Buddhism and Jainism to these two sects of Hinduism in the region. The azhwars were also instrumental in promoting the Bhagavatha cult and the two epics of India, namely, Ramayana and Mahabaratha.The azhwars were instrumental in spreading Vaishnavism throughout the region.The verses of the various azhwars were compiled by Nathamuni (824-924 AD), a 10th-century Vaishnavite theologian, who called it the "Tamil Veda".

List of Divya Desams

North/South/West India&Nepal

1. Ahobilam - Andhra Pradesh

2. Muktinath, Saligramam Nepal

3. Naimisaranya - Uttar Pradesh

4. Mathura - Uttar Pradesh

5. Gokul - Uttar Pradesh

6. Devaprayag - Uttarakhand

7. chittoor - Andhra Pradesh

8. Badrinath temple - Uttarakhand

9. Ayodhya - Uttar Pradesh

10. Dwarka - Gujarat

Malai Nadu

11. Sri Padmanabhaswamy temple Thiruvananthapuram

12. Thirukatkarai

13. Moozhikkalam

14. Tiruvalla

15. Thirukadithanam

16. Sengunroor

17. Thiruppuliyoor

18. Thiruvaaranvilai

19. Thiruvanvandoor

20. Thiru naavaay

21. Viththuvakkodu

Madurai

22. Thirumeyyam

23. Thirukoshtiyur

24. Koodal Azhagar Temple

25. Azhagar Kovil

26. Tirumogoor

27. Srivilliputhur

28. Tiruththangal

29. Thiruppullani

Kanchipuram

30. Thiruvengadam

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 parameswara vinnagaram

42. Tiru pavala vannam

43. Tiru paadagam

44. Tiru nilaaththingal thundam

45. Thiruputkuzhi

Chennai

46. Thiruvallikeni

47. Thiruneermalai

48. Thiruvidandai

49. Thirukadalmallai

50. Thiruninravur

51. Thiruvallur

52. Thirukkadigai

Mayiladuthurai and Sirkazhi

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

Thanjavur

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

Trichy

88. Sri Rangam

89. Thirukkozhi

90. Thirukkarambanoor

91. Thiruvellarai

92. Thiru Anbil

93. Thirupper Nagar

94. Thiruvanthipuram

Tirunelveli

95. Thiruvaramangai

96. Thirukkurungudi

97. Srivaikundam

98. Thiruvaragunamangai

99. Thiruppulingudi

100. Thirukkurugoor

101. Thirutthulaivillimangalam

102. Thirukkoloor

103. Thirukkulandhai

104. Thentirupperai

Kanyakumari

105. Thiruvattaru

106. Thiruvanparisaram

Outside the Earthly

107. Thirupaarkadal

108. Thiruparamapadham

 

S.No.	Divyadesam	Thayar (Lakshmi)	Swamy (Vishnu)
1	Srirangam	Ranganayagi	Ranganathar (Periya Perumal)
2	Thirukozhi	Kamalavalli Vasalakshmi	Azhagiya Manavala Perumal
3	Thirukarambanur	Poornaavalli	Purushothama Perumal
4	Thiruvellarai	Rakthapankajavalli	Pundarikaksha Perumal
5	Thiruanbil	Soundaryavalli	Sundaramoorthaye Poornaya Perumal
6	Thiruppernagar	Indravalli	Appala Ranganatha Perumal
7	Thirukandiyur	Kamalavalli	Kamalanatha, Harasabavimochana Perumal
8	Thirukoodalur	Padmasani	Jagathrakshaga Perumal
9	Thirukavithalam	Ramamanivalli	Gajendravaradha Perumal
10	Thiruppullamboothangudi	Hemabja	Thrudathanvee Ramabadhra Perumal
11	Thiruaadhanur	Ranganayagi	Varshakalathinayaka Perumal
12	Thirukudanthai	Komalavalli	Aparyapthamrutha Perumal
13	Thiruvinnagar	Boodevi	Lavanavarjitha Srinivasa Perumal
14	Thirunaraiyur	Vanjulavalli	Srinivasa Perumal
15	Thirucherai	Saranayagi	Saranatha Perumal
16	Thirunandhipura Vinnagaram	Shenbagavalli	Jagannatha Perumal
17	Thiruvelliyangudi	Maragadhavalli	Srungarasundara Danushbani Ramaya Perumal
18	Thirukannamangai	Abishegavalli	Bhaktavatsala Perumal
19	Thirukannapuram	Kannapura	Sowriraja Perumal
20	Thirukannangudi	Loganayagi	Lokanatha Perumal
21	Thirunagai	Soundaryavalli	Soundararaja Perumal
22	Thiruthanjai Mamanikoil	Rakthapankajavalli	Neelamega Perumal
	Manikundram	Ambujavalli	Maniparvatha Perumal
	Thanjaiyali Nagar	Thanjanayagi	Narasimha Perumal
23	Thiruvazhundur	Rakthapankajavalli	Devadhiraja Perumal
24	Thiruchirupuliyur	Dhayanayagi	Krupasamudra Perumal
25	Thiruthalaichanga Nanmadiyam	Siras sanga	Chandrasabahara Perumal
26	Thiruindalur	Pundareegavalli	Parimalaranganatha Perumal
27	Thirukazhicheerama Vinnagaram	Loganayagi	Lokanatha Thrivikrama Perumal
28	Thirukkavalambadi	Pankajavalli	Gopala Krishna Perumal
29	Thiruarimeya Vinnagaram	Amrudhagadavalli	Gadakeli Narthanaya Perumal
30	Thiruvanpurushothamam	Purushothama	Purushothama Perumal
31	Thirusemponsaikoil	Sweda Pushpavalli	Hemaranganatha Perumal
32	Thirumanimadakoil	Pundareegavalli	Sashvatha Deepaya Narayana Perumal
33	Thiruvaigunda Vinnagaram	Vaigundavalli	Vaikuntanatha Perumal
34	Thiruthetriambalam	Rakthapankajavalli	Lakshmiranga Perumal
35	Thirumanikoodam	Boonayagi	Varadharaja Perumal
36	Thiruparthanpalli	Kamala	Parthasarathy roopa, Kamalapathaye Perumal
37	Thiruvali & Thirunagari	Amrudhagadavalli	Kedarapathivaraya Perumal
38	Thiruthevanarthogai	Samudradanaya	Devanayaka Perumal
39	Thiruvellakulam	Padmavathi	Srinivasa Perumal
40	Thiruchitrakoodam	Pundareegavalli	Govindaraja Perumal
41	Thiruvaheendrapuram	Hemabujavalli	Devanatha Perumal
42	Thirukkovalur	Pushpavalli	Thrivikrama Perumal
43	Thirukkachi - Atthigiri	Perundevi	Devathiraja Perumal
44	Ashtabuyagaram	Padmasani	Gajendravarada Perumal
45	Thiruthanka	Maragadhavalli	Deepaprakasa Perumal
46	Thiruvelukkai	Amruthavalli	Sundharayoghanarasimha Perumal
47	Thiruneeragam	Boovalli	Jagadeeswara Perumal
48	Thiruppadagam	Rukmani Sathyabama	Pandavadootha Perumal
49	Thiru Nilathingal Thundam	Chandrasoodavalli	Chandrasooda Perumal
50	Thiruooragam	Amudavalli	Thrivikrama Perumal
51	Thiruvehka	Komalavalli	Yathokthakari Perumal
52	Thirukkaragam	Padmamani	Karunagara Perumal
53	Thirukkarvaanam	Kamalavalli	Neelamega Perumal
54	Thirukkalvanur	Sundarabimbavalli	Choranatha Perumal
55	Thiruppavalavannam	Pravalavalli	Pravalavarna Perumal
56	Thiruparamechura Vinnagaram	Vaigundavalli	Vaikundanatha Perumal
57	Thirupputkuzhi	Maragadavalli	Vijayaraghava Perumal
58	Thirunindravur	Sudhavalli	Bhaktavatsala Perumal
59	Thiruevvul	Kanagavalli	Vaidhya Veeraraghava Perumal
60	Thiruvallikeni	Rukmani	Venkatakrishna Perumal
61	Thiruneermalai	Sundaravalli	Jalathivarnaya Perumal
62	Thiruidaventhai	Komalavalli	Lakshmivaraha Perumal
63	Thirukkadalmallai	Boosthalamangadevi	Sthalasayana Perumal
64	Thirukkadigai	Amruthabalavalli	Yoganarasimha Perumal
65	Thiruvayothi	Seethadevi	Ramachandra Perumal
66	Thirunaimisaranyam	Sriharilakshmi	Devaraja Perumal
67	Thirupruthi	Parimalavalli	Paramapurushaya Perumal
68	Thirukkandamenum Kadinagar	Pundareegavalli	Neelamega Perumal
69	Thiruvadariyachramam	Aravindavalli	Badrinarayana Perumal
70	Thirusalakraamam	Sridevi	Srimoorthi Perumal
71	Thiruvadamadurai	Sathyabama	Govardhanagiridhari Perumal
72	Thiruvaipadi	Rukmani Sathyabama	Navamohanakrishna Perumal
73	Thirudwaragai	Lakshmi	Rukmanyadhi Ashtamahishi, Dwarakadeesa Perumal
74	Thirusingavelkundram	Amruthavalli Senchulakshmi	Lakshminarasimha Perumal
75	Thiruvengadam(Mel Thirupathi)	Padmavathi	Srinivasa Perumal
76	Thirunavai	Padmavathi	Narayana Perumal
77	Thiruvithuvakodu	Vithuvakoduvalli	Sri Abhayapradhaya Perumal
78	Thirukatkarai	Vathsalyavalli	Katkaraswami Perumal
79	Thirumoozhikkalam	Madhuraveni	Sookthinatha Perumal
80	Thiruvallavazh	Vathsalyavalli	Sundaraya Perumal
81	Thirukkadithalam	Karpagavalli	Amruthanarayana Perumal
82	Thiruchengundrur	Rakthapankajavalli	Devathideva Perumal
83	Thiruppuliyur	Hemalatha	Mayashaktiyuthaswamy Perumal
84	Thiruvaranvilai	Padmasani	Vamana Perumal
85	Thiruvanvandoor	Kamalavalli	Kamalanatha Perumal
86	Thiruvananthapuram	Harilakshmi	Ananthapadmanabha Perumal
87	Thiruvattaru	Maragadhavalli	Adhikesava Perumal
88	Thiruvanparisaram	Kamalavalli	Vamanaya Perumal
89	Thirukkurungudi	vamanashetravalli	Vamanakshetrapoornaya Perumal
90	Thirucheeravaramangai	Chireevaramangaivalli	Thothadhrinatha Perumal
91	Thiruvaigundam (Navathirupathi)	Boonayagi, Vaigundavalli	Vaikuntanatha Perumal
92	Thiruvaragunamangai (navathirupathi)	Varagunavalli	Vijayasana Perumal
93	Thiruppuliangudi (Navathirupathi)	Boonayagi	Boomipalaya Vairinedharchidha Gopaya Perumal
94	Thirutholaivillimangalam(Navathirupathi)	Visalakrishnakshidevi	Aravindhalochana Perumal
95	Thirukkulandai(Navathirupathi)	Baligavalli Padmavathi	Srinivasa Perumal
96	Thirukkolur(Navathirupathi)	Kolurvalli	Nikshepavithaya Perumal
97	Thirupperai (Navathirupathi)	Kundalakarnadevi	Dheerga Magarakundaladharaya Perumal
98	Thirukkurugur (Navathirupathi)	Aadhinathavalli	Aadhinatha Perumal
99	Thiruvillipputhur	Kodhadevi	Vadapathrasayee Perumal
100	Thiruthangal	Rakthapankajavalli	Narayana Perumal
101	Thirukkoodal	Madhuravalli	Sangamasundharaya Perumal
102	Thirumaliruncholai	Sundaravalli	Chorasundara Perumal
103	Thirumogur	Mohavalli	Kalamega Perumal
104	Thirukkoshtiyur	Mahalakshmi	Uraga Mrudusayanaya Perumal
105	Thiruppullani	Kalyanavalli, Padmasani	Kalyana Jagannatha Perumal
106	Thirumeyyam	Ujjeevana	Sathyagirinatha Perumal
107	Thirupparkadal	BooSamudradhanaya	Ksheerabdhinatha Perumal
108	Thirupparamapadham	Mahalakshmya	Paramapadhanathaya Perumal