Pilgrimages of Devi Lakshmi

• Divya Desams: 108 sacred shrines of Sri Vishnu and Devi Lakshmi praised by the Alvars.
• Thiru Aadanur - Devi Bhargavi (Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu): A Divya Desam [Thiru Aadanur Divya Desam] (DD-11).
- Devi Lakshmi incarnated as Bhargavi, the adopted daughter of sage Bhargava.
• Thiruvinnagar - Bhoomi Devi (Oppiliappan Koil) (Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu): A Divya Desam [Thiruvinnagar Divya Desam] (DD-13).
- Devi Lakshmi incarnated as Bhoomi Devi or Bhoomi Nachiyar, the adopted daughter of sage Markandeya.
• Thirunaraiyur - Devi Vanjulavalli (Nachiyar Koil) (Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu): A Divya Desam [Thirunaraiyur Divya Desam] (DD-14).
- Devi Lakshmi incarnated as Vanjulavalli, the adopted daughter of sage Medhavi.
• Thirukalvanur - Devi Anjilaivalli Nachiyar (Kanchipuram district, Tamil Nadu): A Divya Desam [Thirukalvanur Divya Desam] (DD-54).
- Devi Lakshmi came to the Gayatri Mandapam of the Kanchi Kamakshi Temple.
• Thiruninravur - Devi Sudhavalli (Chennai district, Tamil Nadu): A Divya Desam [Thiruninravur Divya Desam] (DD-58).
- Devi Lakshmi came here and stayed for sometime.
• Thiruvallur - Devi Vasumathi (Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu): A Divya Desam [Thiruvallur Divya Desam] (DD-59).
- Devi Lakshmi incarnated as Vasumathi, the daughter of king Dharmasena.
• Thiruvallikkeni - Devi Vedavalli (Chennai district, Tamil Nadu): A Divya Desam [Thiruvallikkeni Divya Desam] (DD-60).
- Devi Lakshmi incarnated as Vedavalli, the adopted daughter of seven sages.
• Thiruvidanthai - Devi Akhilavalli (Kanchipuram district, Tamil Nadu): A Divya Desam [Thiruvidanthai Divya Desam] (DD-62).
- Devi Lakshmi incarnated as 360 daughters of sage Kalva (and finally merged into one form of Akhilavalli).

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Om, May there be Peace in Heaven,
May there be Peace in the Sky,
May there be Peace in the Earth,

(Shanti Mantra of Upanishad)

Preserve Nature,
And Nature will preserve Us,
Simplify Life,
And help Nature thrive,
Plant Trees,
And make our planet Green.

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