Pilgrimage 2027
Kanchi Yatra
Eight days of darshan, katha and kirtan through Kanchipuram, Thirunangur and Sriperumbudur, the ground Sri Ramanuja walked.
- 8 days, 8 nights
- 26 divya desams
- Based in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu
- Approximately 25 participants
- 26 July to 2 August 2027
No payment now. Places are offered after a personal review.
An introduction
About the yatra
The Kanchi Yatra is a week of pilgrimage through the holy places of South India's Sri Vaishnava tradition. We stay together in Kanchipuram and travel each day to the divya desams, the temples glorified by the Alvars in their songs.
At every temple we take darshan and hear the sthala purana, the story of that place. Mornings open with a Bhagavatam class and evenings close with kirtan. The week ends with a Sudarshana Maha Yajna and a closing kirtan together.
Nilambara Das (Dr. Raj Hegde) will take us on this yatra, and every day will be spiritually enlivening with his lectures and kirtans.
Itinerary
Eight days among the divya desams
Draft itinerary. Temples and order may change as plans are finalised.
Day 1
Arrival in Kanchipuram
We gather at midday. Evening darshan at Sri Varadaraja Perumal temple, orientation, kirtan and welcome prasadam.
Day 2
Vishnu Kanchi
Darshan at four temples, two in the morning and two in the evening, with katha at each.
Day 3
Chinna Kanchi
A full day of darshan, including the Ulagalantha Perumal temple, where four divya desams are worshipped in one place.
Day 4
Thirunangur
An early-morning day trip to the eleven Thirunangur divya desams near Sirkazhi. A long, rich day; we return late.
Day 5
Kanchipuram
Completing the Kanchi divya desams, with an evening at Thiruputkuzhi.
Day 6
Sri Ramanuja's places
Sriperumbudur, his birthplace and home, then Kooram, the village of Kurathazhwan.
Day 7
Mahabalipuram
The shore temples, a session and kirtan by the ocean.
Day 8
Closing day
Sudarshana Maha Yajna from morning to noon, then the closing kirtan.
We stay the final night together and travel home on the morning of day 9.
Packages and costs
One person, shared room
€500
One person, own room
€650
Two people, one room
€1,000
Three people, one room
€1,500
Prices in euro, per booking. There is no separate child rate; every participant, including children, is one place on the bus and at the table.
Included
- Eight nights' accommodation
- All prasadam
- All transport by private bus throughout the yatra
- The Sudarshana Maha Yajna
- Dakshina at every temple
Not included
- Flights to Chennai
- Indian visa
- Travel insurance
- Personal spending
Flights to Chennai are not included. Please budget for your own international flight.
How registration works
- 1
Register your interest. It takes about a minute. You pay nothing now.
- 2
We review every registration personally. This is a small group and a demanding week, so we may reach out for a short conversation.
- 3
If a place is offered, you receive an email with the payment details and a payment link.
- 4
Your place is confirmed once payment is received.
Places are limited to about 25 people.
Privacy
Your details are collected by the Kanchi Yatra team (Dr. Raj Hegde) only to review your registration, contact you about this yatra and plan future yatras. Only authorised members of the team can see them. We keep registration records for planning future annual yatras, and will delete your data on request (write to raj@govardhana.co). We do not collect health or payment information here. Updates about future yatras are only sent if you tick the optional box.