Alvar devotional tradition
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The Alvar devotional tradition is a South Indian Vaishnavite movement centered on the Tamil poet-saints (the Alvars), whose passionate hymns to Vishnu helped shape bhakti (devotional) Hinduism and its temple-centered worship.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Vaishnavite devotional movement
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bhakti tradition ⓘ |
| associatedLanguage | Tamil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedRegion |
South India
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Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Alvars
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Divya Desam temples NERFINISHED ⓘ Kanchipuram Vaishnava temples NERFINISHED ⓘ Sri Rangam Ranganathaswamy Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ Tirupati Venkateswara Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept | Divya Desams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| corePractice |
bhakti
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devotional singing ⓘ temple-centered worship ⓘ |
| coreText | Nalayira Divya Prabandham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
emotional devotion
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grace of Vishnu ⓘ personal devotion to Vishnu ⓘ |
| geographicalSpread |
Tamil-speaking regions
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wider South India ⓘ |
| hasSaint |
Andal
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Bhutath Alvar NERFINISHED ⓘ Kulasekhara Alvar NERFINISHED ⓘ Madhurakavi Alvar NERFINISHED ⓘ Nammalvar NERFINISHED ⓘ Periyalvar NERFINISHED ⓘ Pey Alvar NERFINISHED ⓘ Poigai Alvar NERFINISHED ⓘ Tirumangai Alvar NERFINISHED ⓘ Tirumazhisai Alvar NERFINISHED ⓘ Tiruppan Alvar NERFINISHED ⓘ Tondaradippodi Alvar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early medieval South India ⓘ |
| influenced |
South Indian temple ritual
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Sri Vaishnavism NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamil bhakti literature ⓘ |
| literaryForm | Tamil hymns ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | devotional poetry ⓘ |
| numberOfPrincipalSaints | 12 ⓘ |
| primaryDeity |
Narayana
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Vishnu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousOrientation | Vaishnavism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ritualUse |
daily temple liturgy
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recitation in temple festivals ⓘ |
| scripturalStatusIn | Sri Vaishnavism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
Vishnu as supreme deity
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intimate relationship between devotee and deity ⓘ surrender (prapatti) to Vishnu ⓘ |
| viewedAs | Tamil Veda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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