According to the ancient Hindu scriptures there are eight Sywayambu Kshetras of Vishnu where presiding deity is believed to have manifested on its own. They are:
| # | Temple name | Location | Presiding deity |
| 1. | Badrinath | Badrinath,Uttarakhand | Badrinarayana, Aravindhavalli |
| 2. | Naimisaranyam | Naimisharanya, UttarPradesh | Sri Devaraja, Sri Harilakshmi |
| 3. | Ranganathaswamy | Srirangam, Trichy, Tamil Nadu | Ranganathaswamy, Ranganayaki |
| 4. | Venkateswara (Balaji) | Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh | Venkateswara, Alivelumanga, Lakshmi |
| 5. | Gandaki Saligrama | Gandaki, Nepal | Mahavishnu |
| 6. | Bhoovarahanatha | Kallahalli, Karnataka | Varaha and Bhoodevi |
| 7. | VanamamalaiPerumal | Nanguneri, Tamil Nadu | Vishnu and Lakshmi |
| 8. | Varaha temple | Pushkar, Rajasthan | Varaha and Lakshmi |
