- 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...
-
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...
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during this
period included devotional hymns in
praise of
Alvars and
Nayanmars.
Texts such as the
Divya Prabandham and
Tevaram continued to be revered...
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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...
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Saivite poet
Nayanmars,
venerated Nelliappar in ten
verses in Tevaram,
compiled as the
First Tirumurai. Sundarar, an 8th-century
nayanmar, also venerated...
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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...
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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 two...
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Bhagat Singh and epic
characters like Karna, Bharatha, Narada, Appar,
Nayanmars and Alwars.
Spanning genres like
epics to
Crime thrillers; from romantic...
- 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"...
