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starvation. Hunger and poverty were taxing them. Thayanar, who carried the food basket lost his control and fell down on the ground. The food fell on the ground and was wasted. Thayanar was much moved and wept terribly. His carelessness was the reason for the loss of food meant for God and he wanted to punish himself for the sin. He took a dagger and thrust it on his neck.
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Once a farm-owner, now
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One day, the couple prepared and packed a basket full of cooked rice, green spinach, mango pickle, milk, curd, buttermilk, butter, ghee and the holy ashes. They proceeded towards
Kannanthakudi Shiva temple to offer the food. The aged couple appeared thin and lost their energy due to incessant
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appeared before the couple by sitting on their celestial bull vehicle. Shiva appreciated the couple's selfless devotion and faith and declared that they passed their trial of faith. Shiva blessed the couple with
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and adequate wealth. Thayanar and his chaste wife vowed to spend selfless service to Shiva. The couple made it routine to offer fine variety of cooked rice along with spinach to Shiva as
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Shiva wanted to test the devotion and faith of
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Thayanar felt the presence of some force, preventing his attempt for suicide. When he opened his eyes, Shiva and his consort
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535:Pugal Chola
430:Kalarsingar
415:Kanampullar
405:Kalikkambar
395:Iyarpagaiār
345:Arivāttayar
315:Adipaththar
610:Nilanakkar
475:Meiporulār
455:Kulachirai
375:Gananāthar
370:Kalikkāmar
216:References
70:Philosophy
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585:Sambandar
565:Sirappuli
520:Nedumārar
500:Naminandi
420:Kannappar
365:Eripathar
350:Chandesar
325:Amarneedi
320:Aiyadigal
147:Sekkizhar
679:Nayanars
673:Category
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550:Sākkiyar
545:Sadaiyār
525:Kurumbar
505:Nantanār
445:Kutruvar
380:Idangaḻi
304:Nayanars
250:23 April
182:Naivedya
178:farmland
167:Vellalar
113:Shaivite
101:Thayanar
74:Shaivism
59:Hinduism
55:Religion
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620:Vāyilār
530:Pusalar
495:Murugar
480:Murkhar
460:Kalayar
450:Kotpuli
385:Māranār
205:Parvati
131:In the
109:Nayanar
88:Nayanar
410:Kaliya
340:Apputi
330:Āṉāyar
90:saint,
84:Honors
78:Bhakti
515:Nesar
485:Murti
355:Dandi
335:Appar
117:Shiva
105:Tamil
400:Kāri
252:2012
163:Thai
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