Tirunavukkarasar — Thirunavukkarasar (Tamil:திருநாவுக்கரசர), (meaning King of the Tongue or Lord of Language), also known as Appar ( Father ), birth name Marulnikkiyar, was a seventh CCE Saivite poet saint of Tamil Nadu, one of the most prominent of the sixty three … Wikipedia
Thondaimandala Mudaliars — The Thondaimandala Mudaliars are a high ranking caste of southern India. Thondaimandala mudaliars are part of the saiva velaler community, which is spread over the entire length and breadth of Tamilnadu. Saiva velalars are pure vegetarians and… … Wikipedia
Appar — (Tirunavakkarasu) (c. 570–670 C.E.) Tamil Shaivite poet and saint APPAR was one of the three most prominent Tamil Shaivite saints (see SHAIVISM, NAYANARS), whose hymns appear in the central liturgical and literary text of the the Tamil… … Encyclopedia of Hinduism
List of Tamil people — This is a list of famous and notable Tamil people.This would include persons who are known to a large number of people and is not based on the extent of their popularity. Neither is the list viewed from the context of the present. Their fame… … Wikipedia
Tirumurai — The word Tirumurai literally means the sacred book . It is a compendium of songs or hymns in the praise of Shiva in the Tamil language. In South India, Shaivas have the Tirumurai as their religious text while Vaishnavas have the Nalayira… … Wikipedia
Mudaliar — Mudaliar … Wikipedia
Vellalar — Vellalars are a dominant caste of Tamil agriculturalists of Tamil Nadu, Kerala states in India and in neighbouring Sri Lanka. They are also found amongst the Tamil diaspora around the world. Like many other castes of Tamils they were also… … Wikipedia
Periya Puranam — (the great purana or epic), sometimes also called Tiruttontarpuranam (the purana of the holy devotees) is a Tamil poetic account depicting the legendary lives of the sixty three Nayanars, the canonical poets of Tamil Shaivism. It was compiled… … Wikipedia
Cuntarar — The 3 foremost Nayanars with Manikkavacakar collectively called the Nalvars: (from left) Campantar, Appar, Suntharar, Manikkavacakar. Tirumurai The twelve volumes of Tamil Shaivite hymns of … Wikipedia
Manikkavacakar — The 3 foremost Nayanars with Manikkavacakar collectively called the Nalvars: (from left) Campantar, Appar, Cuntarar, Manikkavacakar. Tirumurai The twelve volumes of Tamil Shaivite hymns of … Wikipedia
