Tirunelli Mahavishnu
Deities

Tirunelli Mahavishnu

Tirunelli — Kerala Char Dham of Vishnu

Status · Anusandhāna
Source · Tier 2
Tradition · Hindu
Period · 9th c.

Tirunelli Mahavishnu

One of 108 Divya Desams; Kerala's most remote Vishnu temple in the Western Ghats. Surrounded by forest; sacred ancestor-rites ghat on the Papanasini stream behind the temple.

Divya Desam canonical status

One of the 108 Divya Desams — temples sung in the Nālāyira Divya Prabandham (the "Four-Thousand Divine Hymns") by the 12 Alvars (6th–9th c. CE). The 108 Divya Desams include 106 earthly sites, plus 2 extra-cosmic realms (Paramapadam = Vaikuntha, and Tirupparkadal = the Milk-Ocean). Each Divya Desam has a Moolavar (sanctum deity), Utsavar (processional image), and a specific Alvar-mangalāśāsana dedication.

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MantraOm Namo Nārāyaṇāya
Offerings
tulsi leavespanchāmṛtalotus
Sacred colours
yellow (pītāmbara)gold

🛕 Principal Temples

🎊 Festivals

  • Vaikuṇṭha Ekādaśī
  • Brahmotsavam
  • Garuda Sevā