nayanar
(nāyanār (nāyanmār))
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nayanmar |
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The word means a leader or chieftain. The Nayanmars are devotees of Siva and are 63 in number, including members of all jatis like Brahmins, hunters, untouchables. |
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The word means a leader or chieftain. The Nayanmars are devotees of Siva and are 63 in number, including members of all jatis like Brahmins, hunters, untouchables. Their lives are told in Sundarar's Tirut; oridarttogai, Nambi Andar Nambi's Tiruvantadi and Sekkizhar's Periy wuranam. Names of some Nayanmars; Tirujnanasarnbandhar, Appar, Sunddrar, Manikkavacakar, Kannappar, Nandanar, Karaikkal Ammayar, Ceraman Perumal |
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