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- The Nayanars (or Nayanmars; Tamil: நாயன்மார், romanized: Nāyaṉmār, lit. 'hounds of Siva', and later 'teachers of Shiva') were a group of 63 Tamil Hindu...
- In South Indian traditions, Kannappa is a devotee of the Hindu god Shiva. His story is closely connected with the Srikalahasteeswara Temple in Andhra Pradesh...
- with footnotes. Dallapiccola, A. L. (2002). "Sundarar or sundaramurti nayanmar". Dictionary of Hindu lore and legend. London, UK: Thames & Hudson: Thames...
- temples in his realm. The Periyapuranam detailing the stories of the 63 Nayanmars of Shaivism, gives the following story regarding Kochchenganan: In a fruit...
- Karaikal Ammaiyar Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the Shaivite saint or Nayanmar Punithavathi, more famously known as Karaikal Ammaiyar (The revered mother...
- canonical work, the Tevaram, written by Tamil saint poets known as the nayanmars and classified as Paadal Petra Sthalam. The temple complex covers an area...
- India. The word Nayanar is believed to have originated from the word "Nayanmar" meaning "Nairs", which is a title of nobility. Nayanar families are mostly...
- Revered Mother of Karaikal", is one of the three women amongst the 63 Nayanmars and one of the greatest figures of early Tamil literature. She was born...
- canonical work, the Tevaram, written by Tamil saint poets known as the Nayanmars and classified as Paadal Petra Sthalam. As per Hindu legend, the essence...
- during this period included devotional hymns in praise of Alvars and Nayanmars. Texts such as the Divya Prabandham and Tevaram continued to be revered...