108 Divya Desam
Divya Desam — 108 Sacred Vishnu Shrines
दिव्य देशम्
The 108 sacred Vishnu temples praised in the Tamil hymns of the twelve Alvar saints. A complete list takes a lifetime to visit.
Shrines
12
on the route
The Divya Desam are 108 temples of Vishnu mentioned in the Nalayira Divya Prabandham — the Tamil hymns of the Alvars. 105 are in India, one is in Nepal, and two (Vaikuntha and Tirupparkadal) are celestial. This directory seeds the most prominent earthly shrines.
The route
12 shrines, in order
Step 1 → 12
- 1
Srirangam Ranganathaswamy
Vishnu·Tiruchirappalli·Tamil NaduLargest functioning Hindu temple in the world.
- 2
Tirumala Venkateswara
Venkateswara·Tirupati·Andhra PradeshMost visited Hindu temple in the world.
- 3
Padmanabhaswamy
Vishnu·Thiruvananthapuram·KeralaFamous for its vault treasures.
- 4
Guruvayur
Krishna·Thrissur·KeralaAlso known as Bhuloka Vaikuntha — 'Vishnu's heaven on earth'.
- 5
Sri Mushnam Bhuvarahaswamy
Varaha·Cuddalore·Tamil NaduOne of the eight Swayambhu Vishnu temples.
- 6
Tiruchanur Padmavathi
Tirupati·Andhra PradeshConsort of Lord Venkateswara.
- 7
Kanchipuram Varadaraja
Vishnu·Kanchipuram·Tamil NaduOne of the Divya Desams praised by all twelve Alvars.
- 8
Saligramam Sri Murari
Vishnu·Chennai·Tamil NaduAmong Chennai's Divya Desams.
- 9
Tirukoshtiyur Sowmyanarayana
Vishnu·Sivagangai·Tamil NaduWhere Ramanuja received the Ashtakshara mantra.
- 10
Vaikuntha Perumal Kanchi
Vishnu·Kanchipuram·Tamil NaduPallava-era three-tiered sanctum.
- 11
Muktinath
Vishnu·MustangOnly Divya Desam outside India, in the Nepali Himalayas.
- 12
Ahobilam Narasimha
Narasimha·Kurnool·Andhra PradeshNine Narasimha shrines spread across a forested hill.
यात्रा सम्पूर्णा
The journey is complete.