Sri Sempon Arangar Perumal Temple Location As one can see from the map, Sri Sempon Arangar Perumal Temple Divya Desam is located 150 km east of Srirangam which is close to the town of Mayiladuthurai. These are the 9th, 10th and 11th of Divya Desams of the Thirunangur Eleven. Click here for the Google Maps Read More
Category: 108 Divya Desams
Divya desam Temples are the 108 Vishnu temples that are mentioned in the works of the Tamil Azhvars (saints). ”Divya” means “premium” and “Desam” indicates “place” (temple). Of the 108 temples, 105 are in India, one is in Nepal, and last two are outside the Earthly realms. The last two are Thirupalkaddal and Paramapadam
Lakshmi Nrusimha Kshetram, Thiruvaali (108 Divya Desams)
Lakshmi Nrusimha Kshetram Location As can be seen from the map, Lakshmi Nrusimha Kshetram is located in a cluster of about 160km due east of Srirangam along the Bay of Bengal coast not far from Chidambaram. Click here for the Google Maps location Thiruvaali Sthalapuranam One legend states that Lord Nrusimha was uncontrollably angry after Read More
Trivikrama Perumal Temple, Sirkali (108 Divya Desams)
Trivikrama Perumal Temple Location As can be seen from the map, Trivikrama Perumal Temple is located in a cluster of about 160km due east of Srirangam along the Bay of Bengal coast not far from Chidambaram. Click here for the Google Maps location Sirkali / Seerkazhi Sthalapuranam This place is also known as Kazhiseerama Vinnagarm. Read More
Parimala Ranganathan, Thiruindalur (108 Divya Desams)
Parimala Ranganathan Temple Location As can be seen from the map, Parimala Ranganathan Temple is located in a cluster of about 160km due east of Srirangam along the Bay of Bengal coast not far from Chidambaram. Click here for the Google Maps location Thiruindalur Sthalapuranam Chandra (moon) one of the Navagrahas was cursed. He was Read More
Tirukalvanur & Tirupavalavannar (108 Divya Desams)
Tirukalvanur & Tirupavalavannar – Location These two shrines are located in and around the Kamakshi Amman Temple in Kanchipuram. In particular, the Divya Desam of Tirukalvanur is located very close to the main sanctum of the Kamakshi Amman Temple. Tirukalvanur Sthalapuranam The word Kalvanur originates from the Lord’s name of ‘Kalva’ which means a lovable Read More
Nilathingal Thundan Temple (108 Divya Desams)
Nilathingal Thundan Temple – Location It is just off the Chennai- Bengaluru national highway, about a 2-hour drive due west and a little south of Chennai. Rail and bus connectivity is plenty. The nearest airport is Chennai. Click here for Google Maps Location Nilathingalthundan – Sthalapuranam There was an ancient mango tree at Sri Ekambaranathar Read More
Sri Sonna Vannam Seidha Perumal Temple, Thiruvekka (108 Divya Desams)
Sri Sonna Vannam Seidha Perumal Temple – Location About a 2-hour drive due west and a little south of Chennai, it is located just off the Chennai–Bengaluru national highway. Rail and bus connectivity is plenty. The nearest airport is Chennai. Click here for Google Maps location Sri Sonna Vannam Seidha Perumal Temple – Sthalapuranam When Read More
Sri Varadharaja Perumal Temple – Kanchipuram (108 Divya Desams)
Kanchipuram – Location The famous town of Kanchipuram or Kanchi or Thirukachchi is located 75km due west and a little south of the capital city of Chennai in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Since the Chennai Bengaluru highway goes right by the town, connectivity is no problem. Kanchipuram – Google Maps Location There Read More
Sri Ulagalantha Perumal Temple, Thirukoilure (108 Divya Desams)
Sri Ulagalantha Perumal Temple Thirukoilure Location Tirukoilur also spelt as Tirukkoyilur or Tirukovilur is a city and the headquarters of Tirukoilur taluk in Kallakurichi District, Tamil Nadu, India. Thirukovilur is located 34km towards the west of the district headquarters Villupuram in Tamilnadu. It is on the Panruti-Vellore route. It is a small town with a Read More
Sri Bhaktavatsala Perumal Temple (Thirukkannamangai) – 108 Divya Desams
Sri Bhaktavatsala Perumal Temple (Thirukkannamangai) Thirucherai and Thirukkannamangai divya desams are approximately 110 km east of Srirangam and just south and southeast of the temple town of Kumbakonam. Both are located in small villages about 20km apart. Location Another 20km south and east of Thirucherai is the small village of Thirukkannamangai. Sri Bhaktavatsala Perumal Temple Read More
