Tamil Nadu

5 cities · 5 temples

About Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu preserves the deepest unbroken temple tradition in Bharat. From the 108 Divya Desams of the Alwar saints to the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams of the Nayanars, the state has the highest concentration of living temple rituals, acoustic pillar halls, and bronze processional iconography anywhere.

Cities

Tiruvannamalai
1 temple
Kanchipuram
1 temple
Tiruchirappalli
1 temple
Chidambaram
1 temple
Rameshwaram
1 temple

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Circuits in this state

→ Twelve Jyotirlingas
→ Pancha Bhuta Stalams
→ Sapta Puri

Frequently asked questions

What are the Divya Desams?

108 Vishnu shrines praised in verse by the twelve Alwar saints — the Vaishnava equivalent of the Nayanars’ Paadal Petra Sthalams for Shiva.