108 Divya Desams

1. 1 🐚 Srirangam Sri RanganathaswamySrirangam, Tamil NaduOn an island between the Kaveri and Kollidam, Ranganatha reclines on Adisesha: the first of the 108 Divya Desams, called Bhuloka Vaikuntham. With seven enclosing walls i… →
2. 12 🐚 Kumbakonam SarangapaniKumbakonam (Thirukudanthai), Tamil NaduIts sanctum is carved as a chariot drawn by horses and elephants. After Srirangam and Tirumala it is among the Divya Desams most praised by the Alvars. →
3. 13 🐚 Oppiliappan TempleTirunageswaram (near Kumbakonam), Tamil NaduThe Lord here is regarded as the elder brother of Tirumala's Srinivasa, and the shrine is called the Tirupati of the South. All offerings are cooked without salt, hence … →
4. 43 🐚 Kanchi Varadaraja PerumalKanchipuram (Hastigiri), Tamil NaduVaradaraja on Hastigiri is the chief of Kanchi's Divya Desams. The wooden Athi Varadar image, kept under the waters of the Ananta Saras tank, is brought out only once in… →
5. 60 🐚 Thiruvallikeni Parthasarathy (Chennai)Triplicane (Thiruvallikeni), Chennai, Tamil NaduKrishna appears with a moustache as Arjuna's charioteer. The Pallava-era temple dates to the 8th century and holds shrines to five forms of Vishnu: Rama, Narasimha, Rang… →
6. 75 🐚 Thiruvananthapuram Sri PadmanabhaswamyThiruvananthapuram, KeralaThe reclining image of Padmanabha is so large that it is seen through three doors — head, navel and feet in turn. The city is named after him, and the Travancore royal f… →
7. 88 🐚 Srivilliputhur AndalSrivilliputhur, Tamil NaduBirthplace of Andal (Goda Devi), who composed the Tiruppavai. The tall Rajagopuram here is the emblem of the Tamil Nadu government, and the temple is the heart of Tirupp… →
8. 91 🐚 Alagar Koil (Kallazhagar), MaduraiAlagar Koil, Tamil NaduAt the foot of the Alagar hills, about 20 km from Madurai. At the Chithirai festival, lakhs gather to see Kallazhagar ride a golden horse into the Vaigai river. →
9. 100 🛕 BadrinathBadrinath, UttarakhandBetween the Nar and Narayan peaks on the Alaknanda, at about 3,100 m, Badrinath is the northern abode of the Char Dham and one of the 108 Divya Desams. The black saligra… →
10. 101 🐚 Muktinath (Saligram Kshetram), NepalMuktinath valley, NepalA Divya Desam at about 3,700 m in the Himalayas. Pilgrims bathe under the 108 spouts of the Muktidhara and in two kunds before darshan. The nearby Gandaki is known for s… →
11. 104 🛕 Dwarkadhish TempleDwarka, GujaratWhere the Gomti meets the sea in Krishna's capital, the Jagat Mandir is the western abode of the Char Dham and a Divya Desam. The flag on its five-storeyed spire is chan… →
12. 105 🙏 Ahobilam Nava Narasimha KshetramAhobilam (near Allagadda), Andhra PradeshNine Narasimha shrines in the Nallamala hills, in Lower and Upper Ahobilam and deep in the forest. Revered as the place where Hiranyakashipu was slain, it is a Divya Des… →
13. 106 🙏 Tirumala Sri VenkateswaraTirumala, Andhra PradeshOn the seven hills of Seshachalam stands Sri Venkateswara, the Lord of the Kali Yuga: one of the most visited temples on earth and one of the 108 Divya Desams, run by Ti… →

The complete list of 108 Divya Desams

Names are given in their traditional Tamil form. Temples marked ✓ have a full page.