The 108 Divya Desams
Classification by Region
Tamil Nadu (10) | # | Temple | District | Deity | |---|--------|----------|-------| | 1 | Srirangam | Tiruchirappalli | Ranganatha | | 2 | Tiruvaiyaru | Thanjavur | Vainateya | | 3 | Srivilliputhur | Virudhunagar | Andal's Lord | | 4 | Tiruvalcourt | Thanjavur | Varadaraja | | 5 | Kanchipuram | Kanchipuram | Devaraja | | 6 | Tiru Namagiri | Kanchipuram | Namagiri | | 7 | Kanchipuram | Kanchipuram | Kacchi Appa | | 8 | Somangalam | Kanchipuram | Kulasekara | | 9 | Mandagapattu | Kanchipuram | Varadaraja | | 10 | Tirupputkuzhi | Kanchipuram | Vainateya |
Kerala (11) | # | Temple | District | |---|--------|----------| | 1 | Thiruvallam | Thiruvananthapuram | | 2 | Kottarakara | Kollam | | 3 | Kilimangalam | Ernakulam | | 4 | Thiruvananthapuram | Thiruvananthapuram | | 5 | Ambalappuzha | Alappuzha | | 6 | Chakkulathukavu | Alappuzha | | 7 | Kaviyoor | Pathanamthitta | | 8 | Kunnamkulam | Thrissur | | 9 | Peringaintha | Palakkad | | 10 | TiruNavaya | Malappuram | | 11 | Tirumittacode | Palakkad |
Key Deities of the Divya Desams
| Form | Description | Major Sites | |------|-------------|-------------| | Ranganatha | Reclining on Shesha | Srirangam, Kumbakonam | | Srinivasa | With Lakshmi | Tirumala | | Narayana | Seated | All Divya Desams | | Rama | As Rama | Badrinath (north), Rameswaram | | Krishna | As Krishna | Dwaraka, Gokulam | | Varaha | Boar incarnation | Simhachalam, Mogalthur |
The 12 Alwars (Poet-Saints)
These saint-poets composed the Divya Prabandham, considered the "Tamil Veda" by Sri Vaishnavas:
| Alwar |贡献 | Key Temple | |-------|-----|------------| | Poigai Alvar | 1 | Kanchipuram | | Bhutatt Alvar | 2 | Kanchipuram | | Pey Alvar | 3 | Kanchipuram | | Tirumalisai Alvar | 4 | Sri Vaishnava | | Nammalvar | 5 | Azhwar Tirunagari | | Madhurakavi Alvar | 6 | Azhwar Tirunagari | | Andal | 7 | Srivilliputhur | | Kulasekhara Alvar | 8 | SRi Vaishnava | | Periyalvar | 9 | Srivilliputhur | | Tirumangai Alvar | 10 | Sholingar | | Budatvar | 11 | Dwaraka | | Garuda | 12 | Badrinath |
