- 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...
- with footnotes. Dallapiccola, A. L. (2002). "Sundarar or
sundaramurti nayanmar".
Dictionary of
Hindu lore and legend. London, UK:
Thames & Hudson: Thames...
- 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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temples in his realm. The
Periyapuranam detailing the
stories of the 63
Nayanmars of Shaivism,
gives the
following story regarding Kochchenganan: In a fruit...
- the
Nayanmars, the
Shaiva saints, were Vellalar. In the 12th
century CE,
saint Sekkilan Mahadevadigal Ramadeva sang the
glories of
these Nayanmars in his...
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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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canonical work, the Tevaram,
written by
Tamil saint poets known as the
Nayanmars and
classified as
Paadal Petra Sthalam. The
temple complex covers two...
-
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...
