Divya Desams

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Lord Vishnu

Divya Desams(Tamil: ) refer to the 108 Vishnu temples that are mentioned in the works
of the Tamil Azhvars (saints). Divya means "premium" andDesam indicates "place" (temple). Of the
108 temples, 105 are in India, one is inNepal, 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.
Most of the Divya Desams follow Thenkalai mode of worship.
Contents
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1 Azhwars

2 List of Divya Desams

3 List of Deities in Divyadesams

4 Gallery

5 See also

6 Maps

7 Notes

8 References

9 External links

Azhwars[edit]

Image of Rangamannar-Andal temple in Srivilliputhur

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 asNalayira Divya Prabandham containing 4000
verses and the 108 temples revered in their songs are classified as Divya desam.[1][2] The saints had
different origins and belonged to different castes. As per tradition, the first
three azhwars, Poigai, Bhuthaand Pey were born miraculously. Tirumizhisai was the son of a
sage, Thondaradi,Mathurakavi, Peria and Andal were
from brahmin community, Kulasekhara fromKshatria community, Namm was from a cultivator
family, Tirupana from panarcommunity and Tirumangai from kazhwar community. Divya Suri
Saritra by Garuda-Vahana Pandita (11th century AD),Guruparamparaprabavam by Pinbaragiya
Perumal Jiyar, 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.[2][3]
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.[1][2][4][5][6] 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 andJainism 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.[7] The azhwars were instrumental in
spreadingVaishnavism throughout the region.[8] The verses of the various azhwars were compiled
by Nathamuni (824-924 AD), a 10th-century Vaishnavite theologian, who called it the "Tamil Veda". [9]
[10]

List of Divya Desams[edit]

The list of 108 Divya Desams is given in this table:[11][12]
108 Divya Desams

North/South[Andhra
Pradesh]/WestIndia
&Nepal

Malai Nadu

Madurai

Kanchipuram

Chennai

11. Sri
Padmanabhaswamy
templeThiruvananth
apuram
12. Thirukatkarai
13. Moozhikkalam
14. Tiruvalla
15. Thirukadithana
m
16. Sengunroor
17. Thiruppuliyoor
18. Thiruvaaranvilai
19. Thiruvanvandoo
r
20. Thiru naavaay
21. Viththuvakkodu

22. Thirumeyya
m
23. Thirukoshtiy
ur
24. Koodal
Azhagar Temple
25. Azhagar
Kovil
26. Tirumogoor
27. Srivilliputhu
r
28. Tiruththanga
l
29. Thiruppullan
i

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

46. Thiruvalliken
i
47. Thiruneermal
ai
48. Thiruvidanda
i
49.Thirukadalma
llai
50. Thiruninravu
r
51. Thiruvallur
52. Thirukkadiga
i

Mayiladuthurai and
Sirkazhi

Thanjavur

Trichy

Tirunelveli

Kanyakumari

53. Thiruvazhunthoor
54. Thiruindaloor
55. Kazheesirama
Vinnagaram
56. Thirukkavalampad
i
57. Thiruchsemponse
y
58. Thiruarimeya
Vinnagaram
59. Thiru
Vanpurushothamam
60. Thiruvaikunda
vinnagaram
61. Thirumanimadam
62.Thiruthevanartthog
ai
63.Thiruthetriyambala
m
64. Thirumanikkooda
m
65. Thiruvellakkulam
66.Thiruppaarththanp
alli

70. Thiruccithra
kootam
71. Thirukkannangu
di
72. Thirunagai
73. Thiru Thanjai
74. Tirukkoilur
75. Thirukkoodaloo
r
76. Thiru Kavith
Thalam
77. Thiru Adhanoor
78.Thirupullabhoot
hangudi
79. Thirukkudandha
i
80. Thiruccherai
81. Thirunandipura
Vinnagaram
82. ThiruNaraiyoor
83. Thiruvinnagar
84. Thiruvelliyangu
di
85. Thirukkanaman

88. Sri Rangam

89. Thirukkozhi
90.Thirukkaram
banoor
91. Thiruvellarai
92. Thiru Anbil
93. Thirupper
Nagar
94.Thiruvanthip
uram

95. Thiruvaramangai
96. Thirukkurungudi
97. Srivaikundam
98.Thiruvaragunaman
gai
99. Thiruppulingudi
100. Thirukkurugoor
101.Thirutthulaivillim
angalam
102. Thirukkoloor
103. Thirukkulandhai
104. Thentirupperai

105. Thiruvattar
u
106.Thiruvanpar
isaram

1. Ahobilam - Andhra
Pradesh
2. Muktinath,
Saligramam Nepal
3. Naimisaranya - Utt
ar Pradesh
4. Mathura - Uttar
Pradesh
5. Gokul - Uttar
Pradesh
6. Devaprayag
-Uttarakhand
7. Tirumala - Andhra
Pradesh
8. Badrinath temple Uttarakhand
9. Ayodhya - Uttar
Pradesh
10. Dwarka - Gujarat

67. Thalai Sanga

Nanmathiyam
68. Thiruchsirupuliyo
or
69. ThiruvaliThirunagari

gai
86. Thirukkkannapu
ram
87. Thirukkandiyur

Vinnulagam (Outside the Earthly realm)

107. Thirupaarkadal
108. Thiruparamapadham

List of Deities in Divyadesams[edit]

The list of deities[13] in the divyadesams is shown.
S.No
.

Divyadesam

Thayar (Lakshmi)

Swamy (Vishnu)

Srirangam

Ranganayagi

Ranganathar (Periya Perumal)

Thirukozhi

Kamalavalli
Vasalakshmi

Sundaravaraya Perumal

Thirukarambanur

Poornaavalli

Purushothama Perumal

Thiruvellarai

Rakthapankajavalli

Pundarikaksha Perumal

Thiruanbil

Soundaryavalli

Sundaramoorthaye Poornaya
Perumal

Thiruppernagar

Indravalli

Appala Ranganatha Perumal

Thirukandiyur

Kamalavalli

Kamalanatha,
Harasabavimochana Perumal

Thirukoodalur

Padmasani

Jagathrakshaga Perumal

S.No
.

Divyadesam

Thayar (Lakshmi)

Swamy (Vishnu)

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

Neelamega Perumal

S.No
.

22

Divyadesam

Thayar (Lakshmi)

Swamy (Vishnu)

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

Parimalaranga

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

S.No
.

Divyadesam

Thayar (Lakshmi)

Swamy (Vishnu)

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

S.No
.

Divyadesam

Thayar (Lakshmi)

Swamy (Vishnu)

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

S.No
.

Divyadesam

Thayar (Lakshmi)

Swamy (Vishnu)

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,

S.No
.

Divyadesam

Thayar (Lakshmi)

Swamy (Vishnu)

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

S.No
.

Divyadesam

Thayar (Lakshmi)

Swamy (Vishnu)

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(Navathirupat
Visalakrishnakshidevi
hi)

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

Aravindhalochana Perumal

S.No
.

Divyadesam

Thayar (Lakshmi)

Swamy (Vishnu)

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

Gallery[edit]

Srirangam Temple

Varadaraja Perumal Temple

Tirupathi Devastanam

Sarangapani Temple

Srivilliputhur Temple

Azhagar Kovil