Tamil Alvar saint Andal
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Tamil Alvar saint Andal is a revered 9th-century South Indian poet-saint of the Bhakti movement, celebrated for her passionate devotional hymns to Vishnu and her legendary life of mystical bridal love for the deity.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Andal | 0 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Alvar saint
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Bhakti movement poet ⓘ Hindu saint ⓘ Tamil poet-saint ⓘ |
| adoptiveFather | Periyalvar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedLegend | offering garlands first worn by herself to Vishnu ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion |
South India
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Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTemple |
Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangam
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Srivilliputhur Andal Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTradition | Sri Vaishnavism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToGroup | Alvars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Srivilliputhur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| century | 9th century ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| devotionalFocus |
Ranganatha
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Vishnu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| festival |
Aadi Pooram
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Margazhi Tiruppavai observance ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| honorificTitle |
Godha Devi
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Kodhai NERFINISHED ⓘ Nachiyar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| iconography | depicted holding a garland ⓘ |
| includedIn | Nalayira Divya Prabandham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
Sri Vaishnava liturgy
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Tamil Bhakti literature ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Nachiyar Tirumozhi
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Tiruppavai NERFINISHED ⓘ devotional hymns to Vishnu ⓘ mystical bridal love for Vishnu ⓘ |
| language | Tamil ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prabandham ⓘ |
| movement | Bhakti movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfVersesInTiruppavai | 30 ⓘ |
| onlyFemaleMemberOf | Alvars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parent | Periyalvar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| poeticGenre | devotional lyric poetry ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| statusInTradition | one of the twelve Alvars ⓘ |
| theme |
bridal mysticism
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viraha (love-in-separation) ⓘ |
| veneratedAs |
goddess
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incarnation of Bhudevi ⓘ |
| work |
Nachiyar Tirumozhi
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Tiruppavai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshippedIn |
Andhra Pradesh
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Karnataka NERFINISHED ⓘ Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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