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Plate PIL · ESAMDivya Desam — 108 Vishnu Temples of the AlvarsDivya Desam Yatra

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Pilgrimage · 5 stations

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दिव्य देसम यात्रा — 108 वैष्णव क्षेत्र

Divya Desam — 108 Vishnu Temples of the Alvars

Divya Desam Yatra

8000 km
Attested from 900 CE

Stations not yet mapped

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.

Pilgrim circuit of 5 stations traversing 8000 km. Each station is preserved with its sequence, significance, and the temple linkage when scholar-verified.

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7 entries

  1. Period of attestation900 CE – presentverified evidence
  2. Total length8000 km · 5 stationsverified evidence
  3. Station 1Station 1 · First Divya Desam — the greatest Vaishnava shrine, island temple on Kaveriverified evidence
  4. Station 2Station 2 · Tiruvengadam — the most visited pilgrimage site on earthverified evidence
  5. Station 3Station 3 · Tiruvannamalai Divya Desam — Vishnu as Azhagia Manavalanverified evidence
  6. Station 4Station 4 · The only Divya Desam outside India — Muktinath in the Himalayas of Nepalverified evidence
  7. Station 5Station 5 · Chidambaram Divya Desam — Vishnu as Govindaraja alongside Natarajaverified evidence

IIIStations

5 in sequence
  1. 01

    Station 1

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

  2. 02

    Station 2

    Tiruvengadam — the most visited pilgrimage site on earth

  3. 03

    Station 3

    Tiruvannamalai Divya Desam — Vishnu as Azhagia Manavalan

  4. 04

    Station 4

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

  5. 05

    Station 5

    Chidambaram Divya Desam — Vishnu as Govindaraja alongside Nataraja

IVNames in other languages

  • eng · LatnDivya Desam — 108 Vishnu Temples of the Alvars· The 108 Vaishnava temples celebrated in the Nalayira Divya Prabandham of the 12
  • hin · Devaदिव्य देसम यात्रा — 108 वैष्णव क्षेत्र· 12 आल्वारों द्वारा नालयिर दिव्य प्रबंधम् में वर्णित 108 वैष्णव मंदिर। 106 भारत म
  • tam · Tamlதிவ்யதேச யாத்திரை — 108 வைணவ கோயில்கள்· 12 ஆழ்வார்களால் நாலாயிர திவ்யப் பிரபந்தத்தில் பாடப்பட்ட 108 வைணவ கோயில்கள். 106
  • tel · Teluదివ్య దేశం యాత్ర — 108 వైష్ణవ క్షేత్రాలు· 12 ఆళ్వారులు నాలాయిర దివ్య ప్రబంధంలో కీర్తించిన 108 వైష్ణవ ఆలయాలు. 106 భారతదేశంల
  • kan · Kndaದಿವ್ಯ ದೇಸಂ ಯಾತ್ರೆ — 108 ವೈಷ್ಣವ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರಗಳು· 12 ಆಳ್ವಾರ್ ನಾಲಾಯಿರ ದಿವ್ಯ ಪ್ರಬಂಧದಲ್ಲಿ ಕೀರ್ತಿಸಿದ 108 ವೈಷ್ಣವ ದೇವಾಲಯಗಳು. 106 ಭಾರತದಲ್
  • mal · Mlymദിവ്യ ദേശം യാത്ര — 108 വൈഷ്ണവ ക്ഷേത്രങ്ങൾ· 12 ആഴ്വാർമാർ നാലായിര ദിവ്യ പ്രബന്ധത്തിൽ പാടിയ 108 വൈഷ്ണവ ക്ഷേത്രങ്ങൾ. 106 ഭാരതത്
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