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Krishna also appeared to Arjuna as Parthasarathy and initiated his knowledge to understand who he actually was. Since Parthasarathy initiated education here for Arjuna, the place is called Parthanpalli. (Parthan + Palli, meaning school). [2] The legend of all the eleven temples of Thirunangur are closely associated with each other.
Pillai (Tamil:) is a Tamil surname traditionally associated with the Vellalar community, a dominant agrarian and land-owning group in Tamil Nadu and northern Sri Lanka [1] [2]. The term Pillai is believed to have originated as an honorific title meaning "child" or "son," connoting nobility and respect. [3]
The Tamil language is native to Tamil Nadu , Puducherry (India) and Sri Lanka, where most of the native Tamil speaking population is highly concentrated. Tamil is also recognized as a classical language by the Government of India in 2004 and was the first language to achieve such status. [1] Tamil is one of the 22 official languages of India. [2]
The legend of all the eleven temples of Tirunangur are closely associated with each other. As per legend, the Hindu god Shiva started dancing in fury at this place after the death of his consort Sati due to the yajna (sacrifice) of Daksha. Each time his lock of hair touched the ground, there were eleven other forms of Shiva who appeared.
Kannappa was born in present-day Andhra Pradesh as Thinna [1] [4] into a hunter family from the Chenchu [5] His birthplace is often associated with Uduppura near Sri Kalahasti. [6] [7] Kannappa's devotion to Shiva began when he discovered the vayu linga (embodiment of air) while hunting in the forest. Unaware of traditional rituals, he offered ...
A few temples in Tamil Nadu are closely associated with Nataraja and have their own myths of dance along with the halls specific to their version of dance. [5] In the above classification of Shiva's dance, as mentioned in puranic literature the temples are found within the geographical and cultural limit of Tamil Nadu.
He is said to have lived at Chidambaram Tamil Nadu. He is closely associated with Tiru Uthirakosamangai. Tiruvempavai is sung along with Andal's Tiruppavai widely across the temples in Tamil Nadu during the Tamil month of Margazhi (December - January). [16] Manikkavacakar's stone image is worshiped in almost all Shiva temples of Tamil Nadu.
Ullurai (Tamil உள்ளுறை uḷḷuṟai literally, "inner meaning") is a type of extended allusion or metaphor used in classical Tamil poetry. Five types of ullurai are described in the Tolkappiyam, an early treatise on grammar and poetics. These are uṭaṉuṟai, uvamam, cuṭṭu, nakai and cirappu. [1]