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Sundarar's original list of Nayanars did not follow any sequence with regards to chronology or importance. However, some groups have since followed an order for arranging their Nayanar temple images according to Sundarar's poem as well as the information from Nambi and Sekkizhar.
285:, lit. Necklace of Verses on the Lord's Servants), which consisted of 89 verses, with a verse devoted to each of the saints. With the addition of Sundarar and his parents to the sequence, this became the canonical list of the 63 saints. In the 12th century, 212:, and refers to himself as "the servant of servants". The list did not go into the detail of the lives of the saints, which were described in detail in works such as 3531: 2028: 2825: 2258: 3425: 3301: 2241: 2008: 3306: 2428: 2389: 2348: 2213: 2147: 2120: 1976: 1048: 2177: 3400: 2644: 1920: 1596: 2818: 2399: 2373: 3286: 3253: 2659: 2454: 2063: 1661: 1364: 3526: 2724: 1314: 3369: 3248: 3344: 3291: 3046: 3001: 2504: 1544: 1441: 558: 384: 3339: 2980: 2811: 2739: 2594: 2569: 1856: 1538: 1218: 573: 136: 3379: 2853: 2749: 2024: 1290: 671: 2285: 3374: 3349: 3296: 2744: 2421: 2137: 1404: 1006: 442: 2777: 3430: 3359: 2734: 2674: 2308: 1792: 1104: 1041: 890: 526: 3278: 3081: 3053: 2918: 2772: 2599: 2489: 2484: 1638: 1465: 1326: 1230: 859: 578: 493: 3329: 3324: 2987: 2844: 2709: 2055: 1489: 943: 816: 606: 521: 107: 3496: 3354: 3263: 3110: 3088: 2759: 2694: 2604: 2589: 2564: 2559: 2549: 2519: 2479: 2459: 1780: 1757: 1751: 1710: 1673: 1376: 1351: 1242: 1165: 1153: 1129: 953: 757: 553: 373: 209: 3521: 3490: 3472: 3410: 3060: 2952: 2699: 2634: 2539: 2529: 2509: 2414: 2344: 2237: 2209: 2143: 2116: 2110: 2085: 2004: 1998: 1972: 1966: 1904:
was not counted as one of the 63 Nayanars but his works were part of the eighth volume of the
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is worshipped as the 64th Nayanar. Valluvar was also added as the 64 saint in the annual
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and 40 hymns by 12 other poets as the tenth book. In the eleventh book, he created the
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saints living during the 6th to 8th centuries CE who were devoted to the Hindu god
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His efforts convinced the Pallava king, Mahendra- Varman I to take up Shaivism.
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as the eighth book, the 28 hymns of nine other saints as the ninth book, the
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Woman saint who lived in the 6th century; one of the three female Nayanars
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Periya Puranam: A Tamil Classic On the Great Saiva Saints of South India
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collection, and would include Sundarar himself and Sundarar's parents.
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A History of Indian Literature, 500-1399: From Courtly to the Popular
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in which he expands further on the stories of each of 63 Nayanars.
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he sings, in eleven verses, the names of the Nayanar saints up to
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He became the Prime Minister of the Pandyan King Koon Pandiyan.
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Open Boundaries: Jain Communities and Culture in Indian History
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Pradeep Chakravarthy; Ramesh Ramachandran (16–31 August 2009).
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began compiling the hymns into a series of volumes called the
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after hearing excerpts of the hymns in his court. His priest
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A Concise History of South India: Issues and Interpretations
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and Sundarar as the first seven books which he called the
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during his compilation of material by the poets for the
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The Nayanars were from various backgrounds, including
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Sundarar's mother; one of the three female Nayanars
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A child prodigy Saiva Saint who lived only 16 years
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Bloomington: Indiana University Press. 1756:Tentatively identified with Pallava king 1550:Born in Aadhi month, Swathi nakshathiram 2161: 2159: 1957: 1955: 1953: 1543:Tentatively identified with Chera ruler 2398:(Condensed English ed.). Chennai: 1949: 1072: 419: 2376:from the original on 10 December 2023. 2259:"Saint poet's guru pooja at Tiruchuli" 2180:from the original on 30 September 2019 2066:from the original on 23 November 2019. 27:Group of Hindu saints devoted to Shiva 345:, they are regarded as the important 7: 2000:Historical Dictionary of the Tamils 1719:; one of the three female Nayanars 72:, the three foremost Nayanars, and 2284:Karthik Bhatt (16–31 March 2020). 2031:from the original on 21 March 2024 1207:Believed to be a reincarnation of 176:) are the three foremost Nayanars 25: 3532:Indian Shaivite religious leaders 2286:"Arupathu Moovar – 110 years ago" 2265:. Tiruchuli: Express Publications 2257:Kannan, Kaushik (11 March 2013). 3495: 3486: 3485: 2961: 2003:. Scarecrow Press. p. 167. 1018: 427: 289:added a twelfth volume to the 204:(Sundararmurthi). In his poem 1: 2402:– via Internet Archive. 1915:, the Tamil poet-philosopher 2060:"Sixty-Three Nayanar Saints" 366:Tiru Nilakanta Devara Ragale 1303:Nandanar (Thirunalai Povar) 143:. The list was expanded by 101: 3548: 2170:"The Sixty-Three Nayanars" 1997:Ramaswamy, Vijaya (2007). 1845:Sengenar (Kochengat Chola) 279:Tirutontanar Tiruvanthathi 221:In the 10th century, king 137:early medieval South India 3481: 3162:Festivals and observances 3002:Shiva Sutras of Vasugupta 2959: 2841: 2768: 2445: 1968:A Social History of India 225:collected the volumes of 93: 3421:Meenakshi Sundareshwarar 2981:Shvetashvatara Upanishad 2309:"Thiruvalluvar's shrine" 1857:Tiru Nilakanta Yazhpanar 1339:Appar (Tirunavukkarasar) 338:. 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Nayanmar

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Appar
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Manikkavacakar
Tamil
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Alvars
Vishnu
Bhakti movement
early medieval South India
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Tirumurai
Appar
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Sambandar
Manikkavacakar
Sundarar
Karaikkal Ammaiyar
Tevaram
Raja Raja Chola I
Tevaram
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