Tiruppugazh
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Tiruppugazh is a celebrated corpus of devotional Tamil hymns composed by the poet-saint Arunagirinathar, renowned for its complex rhythmic patterns and fervent praise of the deity Murugan.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hymn collection
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Religious text ⓘ Tamil devotional literature ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Murugan temples
NERFINISHED
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Temple worship ⓘ |
| author | Arunagirinathar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfComposition | 15th century ⓘ |
| composer | Arunagirinathar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
Important text for Murugan devotees
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Major work in Tamil religious canon ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Murugan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs | Celebrated corpus of Tamil hymns ⓘ |
| devotionalFocus | Murugan as supreme deity ⓘ |
| genre |
Bhakti poetry
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Devotional poetry ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Devotion to Murugan
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Moral instruction ⓘ Praise of divine grace ⓘ Spiritual surrender ⓘ |
| influenced |
Carnatic music repertoire
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Tamil devotional music ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Complex rhythmic patterns
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Fervent devotional expression ⓘ Intricate prosody ⓘ Musical metres ⓘ |
| language | Tamil ⓘ |
| literaryCulture | Tamil bhakti movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryForm | Hymn ⓘ |
| mainDeity | Murugan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meter | Varied complex metres ⓘ |
| partOf | Tamil bhakti literature ⓘ |
| period | Late medieval period ⓘ |
| praises | Murugan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recitationContext |
Pilgrimage festivals
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Religious gatherings ⓘ Temple singing ⓘ |
| region | Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| script | Tamil script ⓘ |
| style |
Highly musical
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Imagery-rich poetry ⓘ Rhythmically complex ⓘ |
| tradition | Tamil Shaivism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Murugan worship
ⓘ
Religious festivals ⓘ |
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