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Paadal Petra Sthalam
The Paadal Petra Sthalams (Tamil: பாடல் பெற்ற தலங்கள்), also known as Devara Sthalams, are 276 temples that are revered in the verses of ShaivaNayanars in the 6th-9th century CE. The Divya Desams by comparison are the 108 Vishnu temples glorified in the poems of the contemporary Sri VaishnavaAlvars of Tamil Nadu, India.