Tirunavukkarasar
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Tirunavukkarasar, also known as Appar, was a 7th-century Tamil Shaivite saint and one of the most revered Nayanmar poets whose devotional hymns greatly shaped Tamil bhakti literature.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Appar (Tirunavukkarasar) | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nayanmar saint
ⓘ
Tamil Shaivite poet ⓘ bhakti movement figure ⓘ |
| alternateName | Appar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Nayanmars
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ⓘ
Sundarar NERFINISHED ⓘ Tevaram NERFINISHED ⓘ Tirugnana Sambandar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace | various Shaivite temples in Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| associatedWithPractice | singing hymns in temples ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Tamil region of South India ⓘ |
| category |
Indian male poet
ⓘ
Medieval Indian poet ⓘ Shaivite poet-saint ⓘ Tamil Hindu saint ⓘ |
| centuryActive | 7th century ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | Appar Guru Pooja day NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
inspired later Tamil bhakti poets
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shaped Tamil Shaivite devotional culture ⓘ |
| deityAddressed | Shiva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| devotionalFocus | personal devotion to Shiva ⓘ |
| era | Pallava period ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Tamil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificTitle |
Appar Swamigal
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ⓘ
Father of Tamil devotional hymns ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
Shaivite temple worship in Tamil Nadu
ⓘ
Tamil bhakti literature ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Tevaram hymns
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devotional hymns to Shiva ⓘ promoting Shaivite bhakti ⓘ |
| language | Tamil ⓘ |
| literaryGenre |
bhakti hymns
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devotional poetry ⓘ |
| memorials | shrines in Shaivite temples ⓘ |
| movement | Tamil Bhakti movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalOrientation | devotional theism ⓘ |
| region | Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Shaivism ⓘ |
| religiousOrder | Shaivite monk ⓘ |
| roleInTradition |
one of the 63 Nayanmars
ⓘ
one of the three principal Tevaram poets ⓘ |
| script | Tamil script ⓘ |
| scriptureContribution | Tevaram canon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Shaivism
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ⓘ
Tamil Hindu tradition ⓘ |
| worshippedAs | saint ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Appar (Tirunavukkarasar)