Thirumangai Alvar
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Thirumangai Alvar, also referred to as Thirumangai Mannan is the last of the 12 Alvar saints of south India, who are known for their affiliation to the Vaishnava tradition of Hinduism. He is considere
Sculpture of Tirumangai Alvar, Yoga Narasimhar Temple, Velachery, Chennai
Vishnu was the patron deity of Thirumangai Alvar and is believed to have given a vision to the saint.
Image of the granite and festival image of Thirumangai in Alwarthirunagari Temple
Thirumangai is described to have met the Shaiva saint Thirugnana Sambandhar (pictured).
Naalayira Divya Prabandham
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The Naalayira Divya Prabandham is a collection of 4,000 Tamil verses composed by the 12 Alvars. It was compiled in its present form by Nāthamuni during the 9th–10th centuries. The work, an important l
Thirumangai Alvar
…penance and advocated bhakti (devotion) as way to attain salvation. He composed 6 poems in Tamil, together acoounting for 1361 verses. In the book Divya Prabandham, 1361 verses of Thirumangai are included, making them the most composed by any Alvar. Tamil Vaishnavas consider them as the six Tamil Vedangas or Angas…
Nammalvar, considered the most prominent of the twelve Alvars whose works are compiled as Prabandam