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He was a prolific composer and highly influential in the development of the South Indian classical music tradition. Tyagaraja is said to have composed thousands of devotional compositions, most of them in praise of Lord Rama; some of which remain very popular even today.
Murugan, also known as Kandhan, Kumaran, [5] Kartikeyan, and Subramaniyan, is the Hindu god of war and victory. [6] [7] [8] He is the son of Parvati and Shiva, brother of Ganesha, and a god whose life has many versions in Hinduism. [9]
Tirumurai (Tamil: திருமுறை, meaning Holy Order) is a twelve-volume compendium of songs or hymns in praise of Shiva in the Tamil language from the 6th to the 11th century CE by various poets in Tamil Nadu. Nambiyandar Nambi compiled the first seven volumes by Appar, Sambandar, and Sundarar as Tevaram during the 12th century.
The three foremost Nayanars with Manikkavacakar - collectively called the Nalvar: (from left) Sambandar, Appar, Sundarar, and Manikkavacakar. Tevaram literally means, "garland of divine songs" and refers to the collection of verses sung in praise of Shiva, the supreme god of the Shaivite sect of Hinduism, by three Tamil poets known as Shaiva Kuruvars - Sambandar, Appar, and Sundarar. [2]
Tamil Sangam literature (200 BCE to 500 CE) mentions Mayon or the "dark one," as the supreme deity who creates, sustains, and destroys the universe and was worshipped in the mountains of Tamilakam. The verses of Paripadal describe the glory of Perumal in the most poetic of terms. Many Poems of the Paripadal consider Perumal as the Supreme god ...
It is the tenth of the twelve volumes of the Tirumurai, the key texts of Shaiva Siddhanta and the first known Tamil work to use the term. The Tirumantiram is the earliest known exposition of the Shaiva Agamas in Tamil. It consists of over three thousand verses dealing with various aspects of spirituality, ethics and praise of Shiva.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 3 February 2025. Hindu philosopher and theologian (c.1595–1671) "Raghavendra" redirects here. For other uses, see Raghavendra (disambiguation). Raghavendra Tirtha Personal life Born Venkatanatha Bhatta 1595 or 1598 Bhuvanagiri (now in Tamil Nadu) Spouse Sarasvati Bai Children Lakshminarayanacharya ...
Plus the 2 constants; Sa and Pa, there are 22 variations of the 7 basic notes. The ancient name for Rāgam is Niram. Mēlakarta was called Thāi Niram and Rāgams born from there were call Sēi Niram. The ancient name for TāLam is PāNi. For example, Rūpaka Tālam was PāNi MūnDRottu. Before Sa, Ri, Ga... Tamils used the 12 Tamil Vowels.