Divya Desam — 108 Vishnu Temples of the Alvars
Divya Desam Yatra
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The 108 Vaishnava temples celebrated in the Nalayira Divya Prabandham of the 12 Alvars. 106 are in India (largely South India), 1 in Nepal (Muktinath), and 1 is in the divine realm (Paramapadam). Completing this pilgrimage is a pinnacle of Sri Vaishnava devotion.
Names in other languages
- दिव्य देसम यात्रा — 108 वैष्णव क्षेत्रhin / Deva
- திவ்யதேச யாத்திரை — 108 வைணவ கோயில்கள்tam / Taml
- దివ్య దేశం యాత్ర — 108 వైష్ణవ క్షేత్రాలుtel / Telu
- ದಿವ್ಯ ದೇಸಂ ಯಾತ್ರೆ — 108 ವೈಷ್ಣವ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರಗಳುkan / Knda
- ദിവ്യ ദേശം യാത്ര — 108 വൈഷ്ണവ ക്ഷേത്രങ്ങൾmal / Mlym
Stations (5)
- 1
Station 1
First Divya Desam — the greatest Vaishnava shrine, island temple on Kaveri
- 2
Station 2
Tiruvengadam — the most visited pilgrimage site on earth
- 3
Station 3
Tiruvannamalai Divya Desam — Vishnu as Azhagia Manavalan
- 4
Station 4
The only Divya Desam outside India — Muktinath in the Himalayas of Nepal
- 5
Station 5
Chidambaram Divya Desam — Vishnu as Govindaraja alongside Nataraja