Tirumangai Alvar
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Tirumangai Alvar was a prominent 8th-century Tamil Vaishnavite saint-poet renowned for his passionate devotional hymns to Vishnu and major contributions to the Naalayira Divya Prabandham.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Alvar
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Bhakti movement poet ⓘ Tamil poet ⓘ Vaishnavite saint ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
divine grace of Vishnu
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prapatti (surrender to Vishnu) ⓘ |
| associatedWithTemple |
Srirangam Ranganathaswamy Temple
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Thirukkurungudi NERFINISHED ⓘ Thiruvallikeni (Parthasarathy Temple) NERFINISHED ⓘ Tirunaraiyur (Nachiyar Koil) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| century | 8th century ⓘ |
| contributedTo | Naalayira Divya Prabandham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Tamil Bhakti literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| devoteeOf |
Narayana
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Ranganatha NERFINISHED ⓘ Vishnu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Kaliyan
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Periya Tirumangai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honoredIn | Sri Vaishnava liturgy ⓘ |
| honoredOn | Tirumangai Alvar Thirunakshatram festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later Sri Vaishnava acharyas ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Mangalasasanam at many Divya Desams
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devotional hymns to Vishnu ⓘ poetic richness and emotional intensity ⓘ |
| language | Tamil ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Tamil devotional poetry ⓘ |
| movement | Sri Vaishnavism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfVersesComposed | over 1300 ⓘ |
| partOf | Naalayira Divya Prabandham canon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedMangalasasanamAt | most Divya Desam temples ⓘ |
| positionInAlvarsTradition | last of the twelve Alvars ⓘ |
| praisedBy | Ramanuja tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Vaishnavism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
complex prosody and imagery
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intense emotional bhakti ⓘ |
| veneratedAs | saint in Sri Vaishnavism ⓘ |
| worshippedAt | various Divya Desam temples ⓘ |
| wrote |
Periya Tirumadal
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Periya Tirumoli NERFINISHED ⓘ Siriya Tirumadal NERFINISHED ⓘ Tirukkuruntandakam NERFINISHED ⓘ Tiruneduntandakam NERFINISHED ⓘ Tiruvellukai NERFINISHED ⓘ Tiruvezhukootrirukkai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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