Tirumangai Alvar
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Tirumangai Alvar was a prominent 8th-century Tamil Vaishnavite saint-poet renowned for his passionate devotional hymns to Vishnu and major contributions to the Naalayira Divya Prabandham.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tirumangai Alvar canonical | 7 |
| Thirumangai Alvar | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7121257 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tirumangai Alvar Context triple: [Divya Prabandham, includesPoets, Tirumangai Alvar]
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A.
Kulasekhara Alvar
Kulasekhara Alvar was a revered South Indian Vaishnavite saint-poet and early medieval king traditionally associated with the Chera dynasty, celebrated for his devotional hymns to Vishnu.
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B.
Sundaramurti Nayanar
Sundaramurti Nayanar was a revered 8th-century Tamil Shaivite saint and poet, celebrated as one of the 63 Nayanmars whose devotional hymns form a core part of the Tevaram.
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C.
Kulachirai Nayanar
Kulachirai Nayanar is a revered Tamil Shaivite saint and one of the 63 Nayanmars, celebrated for his unwavering devotion to Lord Shiva.
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D.
Tirumular
Tirumular was a revered Tamil Shaivite saint and poet-sage, traditionally regarded as one of the 63 Nayanmars and the author of the mystical yogic and philosophical work Tirumantiram.
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E.
Thiruvalluvar
Thiruvalluvar was an ancient Tamil poet-philosopher revered for his timeless ethical and moral teachings that have profoundly influenced Tamil literature and culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tirumangai Alvar Target entity description: Tirumangai Alvar was a prominent 8th-century Tamil Vaishnavite saint-poet renowned for his passionate devotional hymns to Vishnu and major contributions to the Naalayira Divya Prabandham.
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A.
Kulasekhara Alvar
Kulasekhara Alvar was a revered South Indian Vaishnavite saint-poet and early medieval king traditionally associated with the Chera dynasty, celebrated for his devotional hymns to Vishnu.
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B.
Sundaramurti Nayanar
Sundaramurti Nayanar was a revered 8th-century Tamil Shaivite saint and poet, celebrated as one of the 63 Nayanmars whose devotional hymns form a core part of the Tevaram.
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C.
Kulachirai Nayanar
Kulachirai Nayanar is a revered Tamil Shaivite saint and one of the 63 Nayanmars, celebrated for his unwavering devotion to Lord Shiva.
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D.
Tirumular
Tirumular was a revered Tamil Shaivite saint and poet-sage, traditionally regarded as one of the 63 Nayanmars and the author of the mystical yogic and philosophical work Tirumantiram.
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E.
Thiruvalluvar
Thiruvalluvar was an ancient Tamil poet-philosopher revered for his timeless ethical and moral teachings that have profoundly influenced Tamil literature and culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Alvar
ⓘ
Bhakti movement poet ⓘ Tamil poet ⓘ Vaishnavite saint ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
divine grace of Vishnu
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prapatti (surrender to Vishnu) ⓘ |
| associatedWithTemple |
Srirangam Ranganathaswamy Temple
ⓘ
linked to:
Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangam
Thirukkurungudi ⓘ Thiruvallikeni (Parthasarathy Temple) ⓘ
linked to:
Sri Thiruvallikeni Parthasarathy Temple
Tirunaraiyur (Nachiyar Koil) ⓘ |
| century | 8th century ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
Naalayira Divya Prabandham
ⓘ
linked to:
Divya Prabandham
|
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Tamil Bhakti literature
ⓘ
linked to:
Tamil Alvar poetry
|
| devoteeOf |
Narayana
ⓘ
Ranganatha ⓘ Vishnu ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Kaliyan
ⓘ
Periya Tirumangai ⓘ |
| honoredIn | Sri Vaishnava liturgy ⓘ |
| honoredOn | Tirumangai Alvar Thirunakshatram festival ⓘ |
| influenced | later Sri Vaishnava acharyas ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Mangalasasanam at many Divya Desams
ⓘ
devotional hymns to Vishnu ⓘ poetic richness and emotional intensity ⓘ |
| language | Tamil ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Tamil devotional poetry ⓘ |
| movement | Sri Vaishnavism ⓘ |
| numberOfVersesComposed | over 1300 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Naalayira Divya Prabandham canon
ⓘ
linked to:
Divya Prabandham
|
| performedMangalasasanamAt | most Divya Desam temples ⓘ |
| positionInAlvarsTradition | last of the twelve Alvars ⓘ |
| praisedBy |
Ramanuja tradition
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linked to:
Sri Vaishnavism
|
| region | Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| religion | Vaishnavism ⓘ |
| style |
complex prosody and imagery
ⓘ
intense emotional bhakti ⓘ |
| veneratedAs | saint in Sri Vaishnavism ⓘ |
| worshippedAt | various Divya Desam temples ⓘ |
| wrote |
Periya Tirumadal
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Periya Tirumoli ⓘ Siriya Tirumadal ⓘ Tirukkuruntandakam ⓘ Tiruneduntandakam ⓘ Tiruvellukai ⓘ Tiruvezhukootrirukkai ⓘ |
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Subject: Tirumangai Alvar Description of subject: Tirumangai Alvar was a prominent 8th-century Tamil Vaishnavite saint-poet renowned for his passionate devotional hymns to Vishnu and major contributions to the Naalayira Divya Prabandham.
Referenced by (8)
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