The presiding deities in these Divya Desams are found in various Thirukkolams (postures) The remaining two - Parama padam and Thiruppaarkadal - are in the celestial world. There are 108 Divya Desams, and of these 105 are located in India and 1 is in Nepal, The shrines where the divine saints Azhwars, said to be the Amsams of Sriman Narayanan, have sung - Mangalaasaasanam - are called Divya Desams.
Among which, the Emperumaan is found in Nindra thirukkolam in 10 divyadesams, in Kidantha kolam in 2 divyadesams and in Irundha kolam in one divya desam. There are 13 Kerala Divya desams found.All the Malayala naatu sthalams explains about the Aathma Paramathma relationships with the perumal and bhaktaas, the relation with Mahabharat and Ramayan and the perumal who are found in this Malayala Nadu are said to be the Avathaars of Sri Rama, Sri Krishna and Sri Parasurama.Introduction to Malayala Naattu Thiruppathigal: Towards South direction – 7 Divya desams.Towards North direction – 3 Divya desams.Towards West direction – 19 Divya desams.Towards East direction – 79 Divya desams.On this basis, the Divyadesams can be classified as: In these 108 Divyadesams, the Lord Vishnu can be seen facing one of the four directions: east, north, south and west.Nindra Thirukkolam ( Standing Position ) – 60 Divya desams.
Veetrirundha Thirukkolam ( Sitting Position ) – 21 Divya desams.Kidantha Thirukkolam ( Sleeping Position ) – 27 Divya desams.The idols of Lord Vishnu in these Divyadesams can be found in 3 positions:.The Divyadesams can be divided into 7 categories:.While most Divyadesams follow Thenkalai mode of worship, some follow Vadakalai too among others. The Divyadesams are revered by the 12 Azhvars in the Divya Prabandha, a collection of 4,000 Tamil verses. Tirupalkaddal is the ocean of milk and Paramapadam is the Srivaikuntam where lord Narayana presides. 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. ”Divya” means “premium” and “Desam” indicates “place” (temple). Divya desam Temples are the 108 Vishnu temples that are mentioned in the works of the Tamil Azhvars (saints).There are several temples dedicated to God Vishnu, which are also called Sthalams. The Grace of Lord Vishnu is spread throughout the country, from the Himalayas to Kanyakumari.