Nayanmars
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Nayanmars are a group of revered Tamil Shaivite saint-poets celebrated for their devotional hymns to Lord Shiva and their key role in the Bhakti movement.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Tamil saint-poets
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group of Shaivite saints ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Lord Shiva
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Shaiva Siddhanta tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamil Bhakti poetry ⓘ |
| category |
Hindu saints
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Shaivite poets ⓘ Tamil poets ⓘ |
| compiledBy | Nambi Andar Nambi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
revival of temple-centered Shaivism in South India
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shaping Tamil religious identity ⓘ |
| devotionalCollection | Panniru Tirumurai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| devotionalFocus | bhakti to Shiva ⓘ |
| festival | Guru Pujas of individual Nayanmars ⓘ |
| genre | devotional poetry ⓘ |
| hagiographyWrittenBy | Sekkizhar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| iconography | depicted as a group of 63 saints in temples ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Tamil Shaivite literature
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medieval South Indian temple rituals ⓘ |
| influencedBy | early Tamil religious traditions ⓘ |
| knownFor |
devotional hymns to Shiva
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influencing Tamil devotional literature ⓘ promoting Shaiva bhakti ⓘ |
| language | Tamil ⓘ |
| majorMembers |
Appar
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Karaikkal Ammaiyar NERFINISHED ⓘ Manikkavacakar NERFINISHED ⓘ Sambandar NERFINISHED ⓘ Sundaramurti Nayanar NERFINISHED ⓘ Sundarar NERFINISHED ⓘ Tirugnana Sambandar NERFINISHED ⓘ Tirunavukkarasar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Bhakti movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 63 ⓘ |
| region | Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Hinduism
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Shaivism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scripture |
Tevaram
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Tirumurai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceText | Periya Puranam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
6th century
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7th century ⓘ 8th century ⓘ 9th century ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Shaivism
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South Indian Hinduism ⓘ |
| worshippedIn |
Sri Lanka Shaivite temples
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Tamil Nadu temples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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