Divya Desam
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Divya Desam refers to the group of 108 sacred Vishnu temples revered in the Tamil Alvar saints’ hymns, primarily located in South India.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Vaishnavite pilgrimage sites
ⓘ
group of sacred temples ⓘ |
| associatedWithPoetSaint |
Andal
NERFINISHED
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Bhoothath Alvar NERFINISHED ⓘ Kulasekara Alvar NERFINISHED ⓘ Madhurakavi Alvar NERFINISHED ⓘ Nammalvar NERFINISHED ⓘ Periyalvar NERFINISHED ⓘ Pey Alvar NERFINISHED ⓘ Poigai Alvar NERFINISHED ⓘ Thirumangai Alvar NERFINISHED ⓘ Thondaradippodi Alvar NERFINISHED ⓘ Tirumazhisai Alvar NERFINISHED ⓘ Tiruppan Alvar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithSect | Sri Vaishnavism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classification | Vaishnava Divya Kshetra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | important in Tamil devotional literature ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Vishnu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etymology | Tamil term meaning ‘divine abode’ ⓘ |
| includesCategory |
Krishna temples
ⓘ
Narayana temples ⓘ Ranganatha temples NERFINISHED ⓘ Venkateswara temples NERFINISHED ⓘ Vishnu temples ⓘ |
| includesTempleIn |
Badrinath
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dwaraka NERFINISHED ⓘ Gujarat NERFINISHED ⓘ Kanchipuram NERFINISHED ⓘ Melkote NERFINISHED ⓘ Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ Srirangam NERFINISHED ⓘ Thiruvananthapuram NERFINISHED ⓘ Tirupati NERFINISHED ⓘ Uttarakhand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfHymns | Tamil ⓘ |
| locatedPrimarilyIn | South India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorRegion |
Andhra Pradesh
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Karnataka NERFINISHED ⓘ Kerala NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ Telangana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfTemples | 108 ⓘ |
| pilgrimageImportance | highly revered in Sri Vaishnava tradition ⓘ |
| pilgrimagePractice | visiting all 108 temples is considered meritorious ⓘ |
| praisedBy | Alvars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Vaishnavism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reveredIn | Naalayira Divya Prabandham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scripturalSource | Naalayira Divya Prabandham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshipDeityForm | Vishnu in various forms and names ⓘ |
| worshipForm | Vishnu with consort Lakshmi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.