INTRODUCTION Tirunilakanta Nayanar was a Nayanar saint, and a great devotee of Lord Shiva. He is considered as one among the 63 Nayanars. LIFE Tirunilakanta Nayanar lived in Chidambaram, and was a regular visitor of Thillai Nataraja Temple. He belonged to the family of potters. He lived his life by making pots and other household clay items. He was a […]
INTRODUCTION Kulachirai Nayanar was the minister of the Pandyan king Ninraseernedumaran and is considered as one of the 63 Nayanars. LIFE Kulachirai Nayanar was born in a pious family in the Pandyan Kingdom and he served as the Minister of the Pandyan King. He was an ardent devotee of Lord Shiva. Once, the Pandyan dynasty was dominated by the Jain Monks. […]
INTRODUCTION Thiru Nilakanta Yazhpanar (7th century AD) was a Nayanar saint, and worshipped as one among the 63 nayanars in the shiva temples. He lived during the period of Sambandar and maintained friendly relations with him. Both of them traveled to many shiva temples and worshiped Lord Shiva. LIFE Thiru Nilakanta Yazhpanar was born in Erukattanpuliyur in the Chola kingdom. He belonged […]
INTRODUCTION Kungiliya Nayanar or Kalayan is a Nayanar saint. LIFE Kalaya was born in Thirukkadaiyur,Tamil Nadu. He was an ardent devotee of Lord Amritaghateswarar and Annai Abhirami. Kalaya worked as a temple priest and he served Lord Shiva by offering incense stick called Kungiliya (A kind of agarbathi used for shiva puja), and from then onward he was known as Kungliya […]
INTRODUCTION Satti Nayanar is a great shaivite saint and an ardent devotee of Lord Shiva. And he is considered as one among the 63 Nayanars. LIFE Satti Nayanarbelonged to Vellalar caste, born and lived in Tiruvarur District . He honoured Shaiva saints and propagated the importance of shaivism sect among the people and among the devotees of Lord Shiva. Though […]
INTRODUCTION Sadaiya Nayanar (7th century AD) is the father of Sundarar and one among the 63 nayanars. He is an ardent devotee of Lord Shiva, and his wife is Isaignaniyar, who is also a nayanar. Being the father of sundarar, he is widely worshipped by the shaivites along with his son sundarar and his wife Isaignaniyar. Sadaiya Nayanar […]
INTRODUCTION Nedurama Pandiyan also called as Koon Pandiyan due to his hunch back was the Pandiyan king who ruled Madurai in the 7th century. He had converted from Shaivism to Jainism due to the influence of Jain monks in his region but then again re-converted into Shaivism through the guidance of Sambandar. After he got cured by Sambandar he was called as Sundara […]
INTRODUCTION Ilayankudi Mara Nayanar, is a follower of Shaivism and celebrated as a Nayanar. He is a staunch devotee of Lord Shiva and lived a noble and a simple life. He regularly conducted pujas at his home and offered food to shiva devotees and then only he and his family would consume food. INTRODUCTION Ilayankudi Marar was […]
INTRODUCTION Tiruneelanakka Nayanar was a Shaivite saint and a sincere worshiper of Lord Shiva and classified as one among the 63 Nayanars. He lived during 7th century AD and had friendly relations with the great Nayanar ThirugnanaSambandar. LIFE Tiruneelanakka Nayanar was born in Seeyathamangai, Nagapattinam district, Tamilnadu. He was the chief priest of the Ayavantheeswarar temple situated nearby his […]
INTRODUCTION Arivattaya Nayanmar or Thayanar is one among the 63 Nayanmars. Thayanar was born in a rich family in a village located at Thanjavur district. Thayanar was an ardent devotee of Lord Shiva and lived in Thanjavur with his family. Though he was a rich person in his village, he led a simple and a noble life. He was the owner […]
