Tondaradippodi Alvar

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Tondaradippodi Alvar was a revered Tamil Vaishnavite saint-poet of the Alvar tradition, celebrated for his devotional hymns in praise of Vishnu that form part of the Divya Prabandham.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Alvar
Tamil poet
Vaishnavite saint
associatedWith Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangam NERFINISHED
Srirangam NERFINISHED
flower garland service to Ranganatha
birthPlace near Kanchipuram
commemoratedOn Alvar festival days
contributedTo Divya Prabandham NERFINISHED
country India
devoteeOf Ranganatha NERFINISHED
Vishnu NERFINISHED
devotionalPractice offering flower garlands to Vishnu
era early medieval period
ethnicity Tamil NERFINISHED
genre devotional poetry
hasHagiographyIn Guruparampara texts
honorificTitle Vipra Narayana NERFINISHED
inDivyaPrabandhamSection Mudhal Ayiram NERFINISHED
influenced Sri Vaishnava liturgy
later Tamil Vaishnavite poets
knownFor Tirumalai NERFINISHED
Tiruppalliyezhuchi NERFINISHED
devotional hymns in praise of Vishnu
language Tamil
literaryTradition Tamil bhakti literature NERFINISHED
numberOfVersesComposed 55
numberOfVersesInWork 10
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partOf twelve Alvars NERFINISHED
philosophicalOrientation bhakti
recitedDuring Sri Vaishnava temple worship
region Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED
religion Vaishnavism NERFINISHED
rememberedFor intense emotional devotion (bhava) in hymns
themeOfPoetry devotion to Vishnu
praise of Ranganatha
tradition Sri Vaishnavism
veneratedAs saint
veneratedIn Sri Vaishnavism NERFINISHED
work Tirumalai NERFINISHED
Tiruppalliyezhuchi NERFINISHED
workIn Divya Prabandham NERFINISHED
worshippedAs saint
writingsAddress Lord Ranganatha as supreme deity

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Divya Prabandham includesPoets Tondaradippodi Alvar