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  • |Tamil |He is one of the 63 Nayānar saints.
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  • ...a]] (CE 912-1042). This was to get composed an authoritative commentary in Tamil on the [[Tiruvāymoli]] of Nammālvar. He had acquired great erudition in the [[Sanskrit]] and the Tamil scriptures. His single-minded devotion towards Rāmānuja was equally lauda
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  • ...another and also contributed to the disappearance of [[Jainism]] from the Tamil land. Their lives were found in a sketchy form loosely distributed among th ...he four most well-known saints are dealt with in great details. These four saints are:
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  • ...nd all levels of the society. The list also includes quite a few [[women]]-saints also. * Development of chaste Tamil literature
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  • ==List of prominent saints== |Tamil
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  • Nāyanmārs or Nāyanārs are the great [[Śaiva]] saints of Tamil Nadu who revived [[Śaivism]] when [[Jainism]] was in full swing. Out of 63 He traveled extensively all over the Tamil Nadu with other well-known saints like Nīlakaṇṭhayāl Pānār, an accomplished player of the Vīṇā (l
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  • Saints and sages are a blessing to the world at large. They are the custodians of Such is the magnanimous nature of saints and sages. Their very existence inspires others and goads them to become li
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  • Out of the sixty-three Nāyanmārs or Nāyanārs, the great [[Śaiva]] saints of Tamil Nadu, four are considered to be the most important. Sundaramurti is one of ...n known as Tirumurai.</ref> and are sung in Śiva [[temples]] even today in Tamil Nadu. Only a hundred songs are available now though he is said to have comp
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  • ...time and onslaughts of aliens throughout history, it is due to the sages, saints and seers that have emerged on the scene from time to time. They have cut o ...s religious renaissance, the part played by the [[Śaiva]] and the Vaiṣṇava saints of South India is very significant. The four ācāryas of the Samaya school
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  • ...s Periyazhvar of Srivilliputtur was one of the most important Sri Vaishnav saints. At an early age she fell in love with [[Lord Krishna]] and was often seen ...The [[worship]] of this Goddess, by unmarried girls has been prevalent in Tamil Nadu since ancient times. Girls used to bathe in the river at dawn, in the
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  • ...the aristocrats, the [[Bhakti]] Movement started by the great mystics and saints of the country united all, irrespective of caste and class, into one family One such great saint hailing from the Tamil country was Nandanār. He belonged to the untouchable group of castes. Bein
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  • ...‘nādayoga’.</ref> The period between A. D. 1750-1850, three great musician-saints were also inspired composers in South India and enriched classical South In ...s now in Tamil Nadu.</ref> From North India, they migrated to Tiruvārur in Tamil Nadu due to the unsettled conditions created by frequent Muslim invasions.
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  • ...a [[Śaiva]] saint in general.</ref> Mular is one of the 64 Śaiva saints of Tamil Nadu, who probably lived in the 6th century A. D. He was one of the eight d
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  • ...trels of Vaishnavism of Tamil Nadu. In fact Nammazhwar one of the greatest saints in this pantheon has sung about this temple. ...temple indicating the fact that once upon a time, this place was ruled by Tamil kings. This place is described in these inscriptions as “Nandru Uzhaitha
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  • ...one who is deeply immersed in the love of God.</ref> The Āḷvārs were Tamil saints who lived during the period CE 700-900 and their collection of mystical com
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  • ...(25 acres). It contains the [[idols]] of 63 Nāyanmārs, [[Śaiva]] saints of Tamil Nadu. The temple has been renovated during the recent years. ...omplex is called Pañcagaṅgā. The annual temple festival takes place in the Tamil month of Māśi<ref.Months of Māśi are February-March.</ref> which includ
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  • ...e south-west of Madras city and is situated in the south Arcot district of Tamil Nadu. It is one of the ‘pañca-liṅgas’ (emblems of [[Śiva]] represen ...urānam (‘the Great purāna’ containing the biographies of Śaivite saints of Tamil Nadu).
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  • ...er it. This period is called Sade Sathi in Hindi and Ezharai nattu sani in Tamil. Even in this seven and half year period, the period when it is with Chandr *[[Nataraja Pathu (Tamil)]]
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  • ...ouching stories and episodes from the epics, the purāṇa-s and the lives of saints. # Kathā-[[kāla]]- kṣepa or kālakṣepa of Tamil Nadu
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  • ...Kaṇṇappa, the head of the hunters’ tribe.</ref> is one of the 63 [[Śaiva]] saints. He is the tenth among them pictured in such works. * The Tamil Periyapurānam of Sekkilar, 11th century CE
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