The One Hundred Eight
108 Divya Desams
दिव्य देशाः
The 108 sacred abodes of Sri Maha Vishnu sung by the twelve Alvars in the Divya Prabandham. The geography of devotion — from Srirangam and Tirumala to Badarikasrama and the celestial Ksheera Sagara.
REGION
Malai Nadu
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Thiruvanantapuram(Thiruvananthapuram, Padmanabhaswamy)
KERALA · THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
Moolavar: Ananta Padmanabha Swamy (reclining on Adisesha)
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Thiruvanparisaram(Thirupathisaram)
TAMIL NADU · KANYAKUMARI
Moolavar: Thirukkuralappan / Vamana (standing)
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Thiruvattaru(Thiruvattar)
TAMIL NADU · KANYAKUMARI
Moolavar: Adi Keshava Perumal (reclining)
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Thiruvanvandoor
KERALA · ALAPPUZHA
Moolavar: Pambanaiappan (standing)
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Thiruvaranvilai(Aranmula)
KERALA · PATHANAMTHITTA
Moolavar: Thiruvaazhmarban / Parthasarathy (standing)
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Thiruchenkundrur(Thirucenkundrur, Thrikkodithanam)
KERALA · KOTTAYAM
Moolavar: Imayavarappan / Adbhuta Narayana (standing)
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Thiruppuliyur(Thirupuliyur)
KERALA · ALAPPUZHA
Moolavar: Maayappiran / Thiruppuliyur Perumal (standing)
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Thirunavaai(Thirunavaya)
KERALA · MALAPPURAM
Moolavar: Navaay Mukundan / Thirunavayappan (standing)
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Thiruvallavazh(Thiruvalla)
KERALA · PATHANAMTHITTA
Moolavar: Kolapiran / Thiruvalla Perumal (standing)
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Thirukkadithaanam(Thrikkodithaanam)
KERALA · KOTTAYAM
Moolavar: Adbhuta Narayanan (standing)
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Thirumoozhikkulam(Thirumoozhikalam)
KERALA · ERNAKULAM
Moolavar: Thirumoozhikkulathan / Lakshmana (standing)
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Thirukkatkarai(Thirukatkarai)
KERALA · ERNAKULAM
Moolavar: Kaatkarai Appan (standing)
A NOTE ON SOURCES
The core briefs for each Desam are drawn from JET’s English 108 Divya Desa brief and the Telugu companion. Full prose for each abode is being prepared. See also the sacred pilgrimage of Sri Ramanuja.