Tamil Shaivite poet-saint
C18131
concept
A Tamil Shaivite poet-saint is a devotional poet from Tamil Nadu whose hymns passionately praise Lord Shiva, shaping the region’s religious, literary, and cultural traditions.
Observed surface forms (6)
- Shaivite saint ×5
- Hindu female saint ×1
- Tamil Shaivite poet ×1
- Tamil deity ×1
- Tamil saint-poets ×1
- medieval Tamil poet ×1
Instances (11)
- Sundarar
- Manikkavacakar via concept surface "Shaivite saint"
- Andal via concept surface "Hindu female saint"
- Kandaswamy via concept surface "Tamil deity"
- Nayanmars via concept surface "Tamil saint-poets"
- Nambiyandar Nambi via concept surface "medieval Tamil poet"
- Appar Swamigal via concept surface "Shaivite saint"
- Tirunavukkarasar via concept surface "Tamil Shaivite poet"
- Akka Mahadevi via concept surface "Shaivite saint"
- Kulachirai Nayanar via concept surface "Shaivite saint"
- Sundaramurti Nayanar via concept surface "Shaivite saint"