Thursday, September 11, 2008

Hundred and Eight (108) Divya Dharisanams!

There are 108 Divya Desams in India and it is believed that everyone should visit these. Thought it is difficult to visit all the Lord in all the 108 temples, with will and proper planning it is very much possible.

In fact, in the form of human being, we will be able to see the 106 desams and the remaining two can be seen only after the death. So, as human beings, let us try to visit these places and get the blessings of God!

Divya desams in Chozha naadu(Present Tanjavour, Trichy districts)

The following six divya desams can be easily visited while staying at Tiruchchirappalli(Trichy).

1. Srirangam (arangam, thiruvarangam, Koyil)
2. Thirukkozhi (uRaiyuur, nikaLaapuri, uRanthai)
3. Thirukkarambanur(uththamar koil)
4. Thiru veLLaRai
5. Anbil
6. ThiruppEr nagar (koviladi, appakkudaththan)
7. ThirukkaNdiyur (Near Thanjavour)

The following divya desams can be easily visited while staying at Kumbakonam

8. Thirukkodalur (aaduthurai)
9. kabisthalam
10. PuLLambUthangkudi
11. Adhanur
12. Kumbakonam (Thirukkudhanthai)
13. Oppli appan koil (ViNNagar)
14. Naachchiyaar koil (Thirunaraiyur)
15. ThiruchchErai

The following divya desams can be easily visited while staying at Thanjavour

16. ThirukkaNNamangai
17. ThirukkaNNapuram
18. ThirukkNNangkudi
19. Nagaippattinam (Thiru nagai)
20. Thanjai MaamaNik koil (Thanjavour)

The following divya desams can be easily visited while staying at Kumbakonam

21. Thiru nandhi pura viNNagaram
22. VeLLiyangkudi

The following divya desams can be easily visited while staying at Mayiladuthurai

23. TherazhunthUr
24. SiRu puliyur
25. Thalaichchangkadu (thiru thalaich changa naaN madhiyam)
26. IndhaLur

The following divya desams can be easily visited while staying at Seerkazhi or Mayiladuthurai

27. KaavaLam paadi
28. Seerkaazhi (thiru kaazhich cheerama vinnagaram)
29. Arimeya viNNagaram
30. VaN purushoththamam
31. Thiru semponsey koil
32. Thiru maNi maadak koil
33. Vaikundha viNNagaram
34. Thiru vaali Thiru nagari
35. Thiru Thevanaar thogai
36. Thiru theRRiyambalam
37. Thiru maNik koodam
38. Annan koil (thiru veLLakkuLam)
39. Parththan paLLi
40. Chidambaram (Thiru chithirak koodam)

Divya desams in Nadu naadu (Near Cuddalore)

41. Thiruvahendrapuram (Ayindhai)
42. Thirukkovalur

Divya desams in Thondai naadu(Madras,Kanchi areas)

43. Kachchi,Aththigiri (Kanchipuram)
44. Ashtapuyakaram (Kanchi)
45. ThiruththaNkaa
46. ThiruvELukkai
47. Thiru neerakam
48. Thiruppadakam
49. Thiru nilaath thungaL thuNdam
50. Thiru Urakam
51. Thiru veqkaa
52. Thirukkarakam
53. Thirukkaarvaanam
54. ThirukkaLvanUr
55. ThiruppavaLa vaNNam
56. Thirup paramEsvara viNNagaram
57. Thirup putkuzhi

The following divya desams can be visited while staying at Chennai

58. Thiru ninRavUr
59. ThiuvaLLur
60. ThiruvallikkENi
61. Thiruneermalai
62. Thiru idavendhai
63. Thirukkadal mallai (Maamalla puram)
64. Sholingur

Divya desams in North India (Vada naadu)

The following divya desams are in Uttar pradesh except Salagramam which is in Nepal

65. AyOdhdhi
66. NaimicharaNyam
67. Thiruppiruthi
68. ThirukkaNdam kadinagar
69. Badrinath (vadhari)
70. SaaLaggraamam (Nepal)
71. Madhura (Vada madurai)
72. Ayppadi (Gokulam)

Divya desam in Gujarat

73. Dwaraka (Thuvari, Thuvarapathi) A Pilgrim's diary

The following divya desams are in Andra Pradesh

74. Ahobilam (SingavEL kundram)
75. Thiru vEngadam (Thiruppathi, Thirumalai)

Divya desams in Malai Naadu

76. Thiru naavaay
77. Thiru viththuvakkOdu
78. Thiruk kaatkarai
79. Thiru mUzhikkaLam
80. Thiru vallavaazh
81. Thiruk kadiththaanam
82. Thiruch chengkunRanUr
83. Thiruppuliyur
84. ThiruvaaRan viLai
85. Thiru vaN vaNdUr
86. Thiru anandha puram

The following divya desams can be easily visited while staying at Kanyakumari

87. ThiruvattaRu
88. Thiru vaN paricharam

The following divya desams are located near Thirunelveli

89. Thiruk kurngkudi
90. Vanamaamalai
91. SriVaikundam
92. VaraguNa mangai
93. Thirup puLingkudi
94. Thiruth tholaivilli mangalam
95. ThiurkkuLandhai
96. ThirukkOLUr
97. Then thiruppErai
98. Azhvar thirunagari (Thirukkurugur)
99. Srivillipuththur
100. ThiruththaNkaal

The following divya desams are near Madurai

101. ThirukkUdal
102. Thirumaalirum sOlai
103. ThirumOkUr
104. ThirukkOshtiyur (near sivagangai)
105. ThiruppullaaNi
106. Thiru meyyam (near Pudukkottai)

Divya desams in out of this world.(a prapanna can only visit these divya desams after end of his present life)

107. Thirup paaRkadal
108. Paramapadham

Let us pray God that he gives us strength to visit him in all of these places in addition to our own heart and pooja room!!

1 comment:

Srini said...

hi
got to read your blog
so nice writings on temples

then one help

could you help me to know the reasons of different abhisekams we do to the Lord
especially the Cow Milk abhisekam to the Lord