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The formal list of 108 is attributed to (10th century) and later systematized by Rāmānuja (1017–1137 CE) and his disciples. The key figure in fixing the list was Pillai Lokācārya (13th century), who in his Śrīvacana Bhūṣaṇam refers to the 108 as a complete set. The great commentator Periyavāccāṉ Piḷḷai (13th century) produced a Divyadesa Vaibhavam treatise, mapping each hymn to a specific temple.

The list of 108 Divya Desams was compiled by the poet and saint Nammalvar (9th century CE). The list includes temples from various regions: divyadesam list

Paramapadam (Vaikuṇṭha) is listed as a Divyadesam but has no geographic coordinates. Yet it receives hymns from Nammāḻvār ( Tiruvāymoḻi 1.1). The Ācāryas explain that reciting those hymns is the equivalent of pilgrimage to heaven. Thus, the list collapses physical distance into ritual utterance. The formal list of 108 is attributed to

18 temples situated in the southern region of Tamil Nadu (around Madurai and Tirunelveli). The list of 108 Divya Desams was compiled

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