Thirunavaya — Vishnu at the confluence of Bharatappuzha
Thirunavaya · Malappuram · Kerala
Navā-mukunda is the presiding Vishnu of Thirunavaya, one of the 108 Divya Desams — the sacred geography of temples sung by the twelve Āḻvār saint-poets of Tamil Vaishnavism (7th–9th c. CE). Goddess: Malarmangai-thāyār. Tīrtham: Bharatappuzha river / Nila-tīrtham. Vimāna: Nava-mukunda-vimāna. Sung by Nammāḻvār — 11 pasurams.
Place · Thirunavaya · Malappuram · Kerala
A moment of pilgrimage
Even from afar, turn the mind toward Navā-mukunda. If you have visited — or hope to — let one detail of the place (a gopuram, a river, a courtyard) become today's anchor.