- 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...
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Karaikal Ammaiyar Temple is a
Hindu temple dedicated to the
Shaivite saint or
Nayanmar Punithavathi, more
famously known as
Karaikal Ammaiyar (The
revered mother...
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temples in his realm. The
Periyapuranam detailing the
stories of the 63
Nayanmars of Shaivism,
gives the
following story regarding Kochchenganan: In a fruit...
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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...
-
Nammalvar (dated
between 5th and 10th
centuries CE). Even the
songs of the
Nayanmars have
references to
Ravana and his
devotion to Lord Siva. The
entire Ramayana...
- 1879. In 1895, an
attraction to the
sacred hill
Arunachala and the 63
Nayanmars was
aroused in him, and in 1896, at the age of 16, he had a "death-experience"...
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maximum crowd during which the 63
nayanmars along with the idol of philosopher-saint
Valluvar as the 64th
nayanmar are
taken in procession. The festival...
