One of 108 Divya Desams. Kaḷḻaḻagar — the "Handsome God" brother of Meenakshi. Annual procession from hill to Madurai during Chithirai festival is Tamil Nadu's largest temple festival. 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 M
Wisdom Graph: Divine Associations
MantraOm Namo Nārāyaṇāya
