Historical Period8c CE
8th c. foundation; 18th c. current structure
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Deities
Thiruvananthapuram Padmanabha
Tiruvaṉantapuram Padmanābha — wealth-vault Vishnu
Tiruvaṉantapuram Padmanābha — wealth-vault Vishnu
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One of 108 Divya Desams. Recumbent Vishnu on thousand-headed Ananta. The temple vaults discovered in 2011 contain an estimated $22 billion worth of gold and gems.
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.
