≤15 km · Vaishnavite circuit
108 Divya Desams nearby
Ten of the 108 Divya Desams — the Vishnu temples sung by the Alvar poet-saints — sit within 15 km of Kumbakonam. Several, like Oppiliappan and Nachiyar Koil, are known by more than one name in the old hymns.
10Divya Desams in this circuit
9Mapped below
0–17Km from town centre
Route map
Where they sit, in visiting order
Straight lines show the suggested visiting order, not the exact road — your driver picks the actual streets.
9 numbered temples are mapped below in order. Oppiliappan Temple is also known as Thiruvinnagar, and Nachiyar Koil as Thirunaraiyur, in the Divya Desam hymns — same temples, shown once each.
Mapped, in order
Also in this circuit (not yet individually pinned):
Thirukkannangudi Temple.
Best split across a comfortable full day, with time for darshan at each stop.