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	Featured Temples , Thevara thalangal
		Thevaram is sung by the 3 nayanmars Appar, Sundarar, Gnana sambandar.
		Manikavasagar was a GANDARVA in his previous birth.While shiva was explaining the gandarvas some important theory, he was deviated by a beautiful airplane in the sky and was watching that.
		Temples which are sung by the one or more of the 3 nayanmars but not visited by them.
	www.templepages.com /details.html (857 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Nayanmars (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The bronze idols of the 63 Nayanmars, the saints who were devotees of Lord Shiva are placed within the Kapaleeshwarar Sannadhi.
		The lives of saints, who by their humility, devotion and service, reveal to us the message that by the display of even a gesture that we have faith in obtaining God's grace, He will not fail to come to our help when we seek it from Him.
		The 63 Nayanmars, who firmly held to the feet of Lord Siva, were addicts of Divine humanism, as described by Sekkizhar in his monumental chronicle of their biographies called "Periyapuranam".
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Nayanmars (417 words)

	Tirukkedaram Kedara Nathar -. Temple - Shivastalam
		Four Himalayan shrines dedicated to Shiva have been glorified by the Tamil Tevaram Hymns composed by the Nayanmars of the 1st millennium CE.
		Although none of the Nayanmars visited Kedarnath, Sambandar sang its praises from Kalahasti.
		Kedarnath is the fourth of the Tevara Stalams hailed by the Tamil hymns of the Nayanmars, located outside of Tamilnadu/Kerala/Karnataka i.e.
	www.templenet.com /Tamilnadu/s107.html (659 words)

	Nayanmars
		Nayanmars is one of the topics in focus at Global Oneness.
		While the Alvars are devotees of Vishnu, the Nayanmars, (pronounced 'naayanmaars') are devotees of Siva.
		The twelve Alvars and sixty-three Nayanmars, the last of whom lived in the 9th century AD – were all inspired and ardent devotees who transmitted their divin...
	www.experiencefestival.com /nayanmars (2450 words)

	The Hindu : Rich heritage left by Nayanmars
		The lives of saints, who by their humility, devotion and service, reveal to us the message that by the display of even a gesture that we have faith in obtaining God's grace, He will not fail to come to our help when we seek it from Him.
		The 63 Nayanmars, who firmly held to the feet of Lord Siva, were addicts of Divine humanism, as described by Sekkizhar in his monumental chronicle of their biographies called "Periyapuranam".
		The Nayanmars said that the taints in the people should be removed.
	www.hindu.com /2003/02/15/stories/2003021502320900.htm (442 words)

	Sound of India
		It is said that the situations were created by Lord Shiva to make His acts and deeds known to the world, and also to expose the Bhakti of Nayanmars on Him.
		Their compositions pleased Lord Shiva and Nayanmars had witnessed the benign presence of Lord Shiva in full glory.
		The Thevarams created by the Nayanmars can be equated with other sacred religious works in Tamil.
	www.soundofindia.com /showarticle.asp?in_article_id=1859768681 (679 words)

	Indian Heritage - Temples - Chennai - Kapaleeswarar
		Thirugnanasambandar, is said to have brought back to life the maiden Poompavai, daughter of Sivanesa Chettiar (a Siva devotee) who was desirous of marrrying him, at Mylapore.
		The bronze idols of the 63 Nayanmars, the saints who were devotees of Lord Siva are placed in the Kapaleeswarar Sannadhi.
		Every year the Arupathumoovar festival is conducted and the 63 nayanmars are taken in procession.
	www.saigan.com /heritage/temple/kapali.html (165 words)

	Kapaleeswar Temple - ePrarthana.com
		Aghoraveerabhadra, Bhairavamurthi, Brahma, Chandikeshvara, Chandrasekhara, Dakshinamurthy, Durga, Ganapathi, Jagadeeswara, Karpagambal, Lakshmi, Lingodbhavea, Manikkavachakar, Murugan with Valli and Devanai, Nagalingar, Nardana Ganapathi, Nataraja, Navagrahas, Parvathi, Pichandar, Sankaralinga, Saraswathi, Shanmuga, Singaravelan, Sivakami, Sixty-three Nayanmars, Sundaresha, Surya, Thirujnanasambandhar, Uma Devi in the form of a peacock, Vayilar Nayanar, Visalakshi, Viswanatha.
		This sacred shrine carved out a covetable niche in the temple that Bharata Khand is. Legends eulogise the glory of the presiding deities extensively, men of divine powers and celebrated literary luminaries like Vayilar Nayanmar and Valluvar were born here and worshipped the lord in an exemplary way.
		The inimitable poetess Avvayyar is depicted through sculpture as lifted to heaven by Vinayaka in the form of elephant.
	www.eprarthana.com /temples/chennai/tn171kapa.asp?tid=171 (354 words)

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		The life history of the nayanmars, the god-possessed baktas of Siva and in particular critical instances in their life (as described for example in Periapuranam) were taken as the data, the phenomena that needed an explanation.
		The focus of analysis has not been the literary outpourings of the nayanmars (as it has been in the Vaishnava tradition in the Tamil country) but rather the life or the critical incidences in the life of the nayanmars.
		The nayanmars are not saints in the ordinary sense of the word; they are not all exemplars of ideal religious life.
	members.tripod.com /~MsSubashiniK/sivaalayam/psych1_4.htm (13543 words)

	Fairs of India - ARUBATHIMOOVAR FESTIVAL
		The bronze idols of the 63 Nayanmars, the saints who were devotees of Lord Shiva are placed within the Kapaleeshwarar Sannadhi.
		The Nayanmars glorified Lord Shiva with enchanting hymns.
		In March - April during the Arubathimoovar festival all the Nayanmars are taken in a colourful procession through the streets of Mylapore.
	www.aryabhatt.com /fast_fair_festival/Fairs/Arubathimoovar_Festival.htm (123 words)

	Dhevaram - Tamil Classical Music - Hari's Carnatic
		The works of the 63 Nayanmars (nayanars, Shiva's slaves) - Shiva devotees - are collectively referred to as 'Thirumurai'.
		The 12th is the 'Periyapuranam' that describes the lives of the Nayanmars.
		The other Nayanmars did not produce much literary works, though they spearheaded the Bhakrhi movement in the south with Shiva as their deity much like the Alwars had Vishnu as their Supreme Lord, with extreme devotion.
	www.angelfire.com /musicals/kallidaihari/devaram.htm (2395 words)

	Hindu Temples of Tamilnadu -I (Main Temples at Chennai, Kancheepuram, Chidambaram, Trichi, Srirangam, Kumbakonam ...
		In March - April during the Arubathimoovar festival all the Nayanmars are taken in a procession around the temple.
		Possibly the oldest in Kumbakonam, the small Nageshwara Swami Shiva temple, one of the finest early Chola temples, noted for the quality of its sculpture, is thought to have been completed a few years into the reign of Parantaka I (907-c.940).
		The poem tells the stories of the Tamil Shaivite saints, the Nayanmars, and was commissioned by King Kulottunga II, after the poet criticized him for a preoccupation with erotic, albeit religious, literature.
	tamilelibrary.org /teli/temple3.html (4752 words)

	Saivam, Hindu , Sanathana Dharma , Aum
		They showed that the spirit of Saivite Tamils is to develop love of their language, religion and culture and to live with self-respect, courage, dignity and honour.
		The four Saiva Nayanmars called Samaya Kuravar by their devotional hymns of Thevarams and thiruvasagam did things impossible.
		Elements of Siddhanta philosophy are seen scattered in Vedas, particularly the Vedantas, Agamas, early Tamil works and devotional hymns of Nayanmars.
	www.saivam.org.uk /siddhandha/saivamaoutline.html (1230 words)

	Chennai Temples, Temples of South India, Kapaleeswara Temple, South India Temple, Temples of Chennai, Religious Temples ...
		Mention of this temple in the old devotional hymns by Hindu Nayanmars who lived during the 7th century is evident that this temple had been in existence for more than a thousand years.
		Some scholars cast doubt as to the age of the present building as the architecture and the images in this temple point to a period of about 300 years ago.
		Every year the Arubathimoovar festival is conducted and the 63 Nayanmars are taken in procession.
	www.indiantravelportal.com /tamil-nadu/temples/kapaleeswarar-temple-or-tirumayilai-shivastalam-mylapore.html (627 words)

	Thevaram, Thirumurai, Nayanmar Info, Rudram, etc.
		The first 7 thirumuRais are referred to as 'thEvAram'.
		The 12th is the 'thiruth thoNdar purANam' (popularly known as 'periya purANam') that chronicles the life history of the nAyanmArs.
		If you are interested in learning about the lives of these saints, please visit the
	www.geocities.com /nayanmars (684 words)

	Tamil Nadu. Poompuhar, famous for temples around Poompuhar
		It is noted for the famous Nayanmar's hymns.
		This temple has been praised by Nayanmars in their hymns.
		Sirappuli Nayanar one of the 63 Nayanmars was born at this place.
	www.travelmasti.com /domestic/tamilnadu/poompuhar.htm (962 words)

	Thirunavukkarasar at AllExperts
		Thirunavukkarasar, also spelt as Tirunvakarasar, and popularly known as Appar, meaning father-figure, or a high one in Tamil is a Shaivite saint who lived in Tamil Nadu.
		He is one of the 63 saints known as Nayanmars.
		He is treated as one among the four most prominent or leading Nayanmars and refered as 'kuravar' (à®•à¯à®°à®µà®°à¯), which means a leader or Guru.
	en.allexperts.com /e/t/th/thirunavukkarasar.htm (435 words)

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