The world's largest functioning Hindu temple (631,000 m²). The first of 108 Divya Desams. Vishnu as Raṅganātha reclining on Ādiśeṣa. 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
Wisdom Graph: Divine Associations
MantraOm Namo Nārāyaṇāya
