Pey Alvar

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Pey Alvar is one of the three principal early Tamil Vaishnavite poet-saints (Alvars), revered for his devotional hymns that form part of the Divya Prabandham.

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Pey Alvar canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Alvar
Hindu saint
Tamil Vaishnavite poet-saint
associatedWithCity Chennai
associatedWithConcept bhakti (devotion)
associatedWithCountry India
associatedWithRegion Mylapore
associatedWithState Tamil Nadu
associatedWithText Naalayira Divya Prabandham
linked to: Divya Prabandham
associatedWithTradition Bhakti movement
collectiveWork Divya Prabandham
culturalSignificance early proponent of Tamil devotional theism
devotionalFocus vision of Vishnu in all things
devotionTo Narayana
Tirumala Venkateswara
linked to: Venkateswara

Vishnu
era early medieval period
ethnicity Tamil
hasFeastDay Pey Alvar Thirunakshatram
honorific Alvar
influenced later Sri Vaishnava acharyas
isPartOf Alvars
language Tamil
literaryGenre devotional poetry
movement Sri Vaishnavism
notableWork hymns in the Divya Prabandham
positionInGroup one of the three principal early Tamil Alvars
one of the twelve Alvars
religion Hinduism
Vaishnavism
reveredBy Sri Vaishnavas
linked to: Sri Vaishnavism

Tamil Hindus
linked to: Tamil Hinduism
role composer of devotional hymns
promoter of Tamil bhakti literature
sharesGroupWith Andal
Bhoodath Alvar
linked to: Bhoothath Alvar

Kulasekhara Alvar
Madhurakavi Alvar
Nammalvar
Periyalvar
Poigai Alvar
Thondaradippodi Alvar
Tirumangai Alvar
Tirumazhisai Alvar
linked to: Tirumalisai Alvar

Tiruppan Alvar
veneratedAs Vaishnavite saint
veneratedIn Sri Vaishnavism
Tamil Nadu
worshippedAt Sri Adi Kesava Perumal Temple, Mylapore

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