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. 1

    Station 1

    First Divya Desam — the greatest Vaishnava shrine, island temple on Kaveri

  2. 2

    Station 2

    Tiruvengadam — the most visited pilgrimage site on earth

  3. 3

    Station 3

    Tiruvannamalai Divya Desam — Vishnu as Azhagia Manavalan

  4. 4

    Station 4

    The only Divya Desam outside India — Muktinath in the Himalayas of Nepal

  5. 5

    Station 5

    Chidambaram Divya Desam — Vishnu as Govindaraja alongside Nataraja

URN: urn:vamshanidhi:pilgrimage:divya-desam

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