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
Vada Nadu
- 094
Thiruvenkatam(Tirumala, Tirupati, Venkateshwara)
ANDHRA PRADESH · TIRUPATI
Moolavar: Srinivasa / Venkateshwara (standing)
- 095
Thirusingavel Kundram(Ahobilam)
ANDHRA PRADESH · KURNOOL
Moolavar: Nava Narasimha — Prahlada Varadan (sitting)
- 096
Thiruvayodhi(Ayodhya)
UTTAR PRADESH · AYODHYA
Moolavar: Sri Rama (standing)
- 097
Thirunaimisaranyam(Naimisharanya)
UTTAR PRADESH · SITAPUR
Moolavar: Devaraja Perumal / Hari (standing)
- 098
Thirukandam Kadi Nagar(Devaprayag)
UTTARAKHAND · TEHRI GARHWAL
Moolavar: Purushothaman / Neelamega Perumal (standing)
- 099
Thirupirudi(Joshimath, Badri-Joshimutt)
UTTARAKHAND · CHAMOLI
Moolavar: Parama Purushan (standing)
- 100
Thirubadari(Badrinath)
UTTARAKHAND · CHAMOLI
Moolavar: Badrinarayanan (sitting, in padmasana)
- 101
Thirusalagramam(Muktinath, Mustang)
NEPAL · MUSTANG
Moolavar: Sri Moorthy / Salagrama Narayanan (standing)
- 102
Thiruvadamadurai(Mathura)
UTTAR PRADESH · MATHURA
Moolavar: Govardhana / Gopala Krishnan (standing)
- 103
Thiruvaaipadi(Gokulam)
UTTAR PRADESH · MATHURA
Moolavar: Navamohana Krishnan (standing)
- 104
Thiruvadari Asramam(Badarikasrama, Nara-Narayana)
UTTARAKHAND · CHAMOLI
Moolavar: Nara-Narayanan (standing / sitting)
- 105
Thiru Dwaraka(Dwarka)
GUJARAT · DEVBHUMI DWARKA
Moolavar: Kalyana Narayanan / Dwarakadeesh (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.