Plate PIL · ESAMDivya Desam — 108 Vishnu Temples of the AlvarsDivya Desam Yatra
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Pilgrimage · 5 stations
Provisionalदिव्य देसम यात्रा — 108 वैष्णव क्षेत्र
Divya Desam — 108 Vishnu Temples of the Alvars
Divya Desam Yatra
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.
Provenance ledger
7 entries
- Period of attestation900 CE – presentverified evidence
- Total length8000 km · 5 stationsverified evidence
- Station 1Station 1 · First Divya Desam — the greatest Vaishnava shrine, island temple on Kaveriverified evidence
- Station 2Station 2 · Tiruvengadam — the most visited pilgrimage site on earthverified evidence
- Station 3Station 3 · Tiruvannamalai Divya Desam — Vishnu as Azhagia Manavalanverified evidence
- Station 4Station 4 · The only Divya Desam outside India — Muktinath in the Himalayas of Nepalverified evidence
- Station 5Station 5 · Chidambaram Divya Desam — Vishnu as Govindaraja alongside Natarajaverified evidence
IIIStations
5 in sequence- 01
Station 1
First Divya Desam — the greatest Vaishnava shrine, island temple on Kaveri
- 02
Station 2
Tiruvengadam — the most visited pilgrimage site on earth
- 03
Station 3
Tiruvannamalai Divya Desam — Vishnu as Azhagia Manavalan
- 04
Station 4
The only Divya Desam outside India — Muktinath in the Himalayas of Nepal
- 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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URN · urn:vamshanidhi:pilgrimage:divya-desam