Historical Period8c CE
Attested from the Āḻvār pasuram in the Nālāyira Divya Prabandham (Āḻvārs 5th–8th c. CE; collection compiled 9th–10th c. CE). Present structure is later; no construction date is recorded.
3000 BCE8th century CEPresent
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DevaprayagUttarakhand
Attested from the Āḻvār pasuram in the Nālāyira Divya Prabandham (Āḻvārs 5th–8th c. CE; collection compiled 9th–10th c. CE). Present structure is later; no construction date is recorded.
A Temple Record
Thirukkandamenum Kadinagar (Devaprayag)
HinduVaishnavaDivya Desam
Enter the Record
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I.Overview
A Sacred Site
In Devaprayag, Uttarakhand, there stands Thirukkandamenum Kadinagar (Devaprayag) — one of 108 Divya Desams. Sri Vaishnava pilgrimage temple in the Vada Nadu region.
मन्त्रOm Namo NarayanayaSacred Mantra
§Sacred Mantra
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Om Namo Narayanaya
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The Sacred SyllableRecite softly. Let the syllables settle. The mantra is the shortest path between the devotee and the divine.
II.Architecture
The Built Form
Nagara
1
Gopurams
12m
Height
2
Hectares
Vimana / Gopuram
Dravidian vimana over the sanctum — curvilinear shikhara
Sanctum Sanctorum
Garbhagriha — Curvilinear shikhara
Construction Material
sandstone
One of 108 Divya Desams
§Plan View
An architectural reading of Thirukkandamenum Kadinagar (Devaprayag) — a top-down plan derived from the temple's recorded data.
Legend
Gopurams (1)
Vimana & Sanctum
IV.Elements
Sacred Elements
The colours, creatures, and offerings that mark this site.
Sacred Colours
gold
saffron
X.Sacred Story
A Temple Record
An editorial reading of the site, woven from its architectural, historical, and scriptural data.
In Devaprayag, Uttarakhand, Thirukkandamenum Kadinagar (Devaprayag) — a attested from the āḻvār pasuram in the nālāyira divya prabandham (āḻvārs 5th–8th c. ce; collection compiled 9th–10th c. ce). present structure is later; no construction date is recorded. site — one of 108 Divya Desams. Sri Vaishnava pilgrimage temple in the Vada Nadu region.
§Reading the Built Form
Built in the Built in the Nagara tradition, the temple's 1 gopurams rise 12 metres into the sky the garbhagriha holds garbhagriha — curvilinear shikhara . One of 108 Divya Desams
Om Namo Narayanaya
§A Visitor's Approach
01Walk the pradakshina path. Let the silence settle.
02Look up. The vimana above the sanctum is the temple's vertical sermon — each tier a step toward the divine.
03Chant the mantra softly: Om Namo Narayanaya.
04The tradition here is hindu. Sit. Listen. The darshan is its own teaching.
§Practical Notes
When to Visit
Open year-round. Visit at dawn for the deepest quiet.
Tradition
Hindu · Vaishnava · Divya Desam · Sri Vaishnava
§Sacred Connections
Other sites derived from shared frontmatter data — tradition, era, region, or built form.
Of the Same Tradition
6Of the Same Era
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Hara Saabha Vimocchana Perumal (Kandiyur)
Attested from the Āḻvār pasuram in the Nālāyira Divya Prabandham (Āḻvārs 5th–8th c. CE; collection compiled 9th–10th c. CE). Present structure is later; no construction date is recorded.
Nilathingal Thundam (Chandrasooda)
Attested from the Āḻvār pasuram in the Nālāyira Divya Prabandham (Āḻvārs 5th–8th c. CE; collection compiled 9th–10th c. CE). Present structure is later; no construction date is recorded.
Srivilliputhur (Andal)
Attested from the Āḻvār pasuram in the Nālāyira Divya Prabandham (Āḻvārs 5th–8th c. CE; collection compiled 9th–10th c. CE). Present structure is later; no construction date is recorded.
Thiru Saligram (Muktinath)
Attested from the Āḻvār pasuram in the Nālāyira Divya Prabandham (Āḻvārs 5th–8th c. CE; collection compiled 9th–10th c. CE). Present structure is later; no construction date is recorded.
Thiruaadhanur
Attested from the Āḻvār pasuram in the Nālāyira Divya Prabandham (Āḻvārs 5th–8th c. CE; collection compiled 9th–10th c. CE). Present structure is later; no construction date is recorded.
Thiruanbil (Vadivaḻagiya Nambi Perumal)
Attested from the Āḻvār pasuram in the Nālāyira Divya Prabandham (Āḻvārs 5th–8th c. CE; collection compiled 9th–10th c. CE). Present structure is later; no construction date is recorded.
In the Same Region
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Badri-narayana
Badrinath, Chamoli, Uttarakhand
Badrinath — Badrinarayana
Badrinath, Chamoli, Uttarakhand
Gurdwara Hemkund Sahib, Chamoli
Govindghat → Ghangaria → Hemkund (6 km climb), Chamoli, Uttarakhand
Kedarnath — Lord of the Field
Kedarnath, Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand
Thirupruthi (Jyotirmath/Narsimha)
Joshimath, Chamoli, Uttarakhand
Char Dham — Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath, Badrinath
Yamunotri, Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand
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