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The Nayanars (or Nayanmars; Tamil: நாயன்மார், romanized: Nāyaṉmār, lit. 'hounds of Siva', and later 'teachers of Shiva') [1] were a group of 63 Tamil Hindu saints living during the 6th to 8th centuries CE who were devoted to the Hindu god Shiva. Along with the Alvars, their contemporaries who were devoted to Vishnu, they ...
Viralminda Nayanar and Cheraman Perumal Nayanar are the only two Nayanars from Kerala. The mintan/mintar is an honorific in his name. To pacify Viralminda, Sundarar (pictured), who composed a hymn to the Nayanars, the first compilation of the Nayanar list. Viralminda Nayanar was a Vellalar, a caste of agricultural land owners.
Nayanar saint, Tirunilanakka Nayanar (also spelt as Tiruneelanakka Nayanar and Thiru Neela Nakka Nayanar ), also known Tiruneelanakka, Nilanakkar and Nilanakkan, was a Nayanar saint, venerated in the Hindu sect of Shaivism. He is generally counted as the twenty-eighth in the list of 63 Nayanars. [1] He is described as a contemporary of ...
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The images of the Nayanars are found in many Shiva temples in Tamil Nadu. One of the most prominent Nayanars, Sundarar (8th century) venerates Tirunilakanta Nayanar in the Tiruthonda Thogai, a hymn to Nayanar saints, calling him "the blessed potter" and the first Nayanar mentioned in the hymn and the only one whose caste affiliation is stated.
The life of Eripatha Nayanar is described in the Periya Puranam by Sekkizhar (12th century), which is a hagiography of the 63 Nayanars. [1][2] Eripatha Nayanar belonged to Karuvur, generally identified as the Indian city of Karur, which is famous for its Pasupateeswarar temple dedicated to the patron god of Shaivism, Shiva.
Sakkiya Nayanar. Sakkiya Nayanar (c. 7th century CE; known colloquially as Chakkiya Nayanar, Sakkiya, Chakkiya, Sakkiyar, Chakkiyar, and Sakkiyanar) was a Nayanar saint, venerated in the Shaiva sect of Hinduism. He is generally counted as the thirty-fourth in the list of 63 Nayanars. He was a Buddhist, who converted to Shaivism.
Murthi Nayanar was a Vaishya, the merchant caste. He was a merchant by profession. He was a great devotee of Shiva, the patron god of Shaivism. The merchant used to serve Shiva by offering fragrant sandalwood paste to anoint the icon of Shiva in the temple. A jain ruler defeated the Pandyas and captured the kingdom.