Tamil Alvar poetry

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Tamil Alvar poetry is a body of early medieval devotional hymns in Tamil that passionately praise Vishnu and form a foundational scripture for South Indian Vaishnavite tradition.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bhakti literature
Tamil literature
Vaishnava scripture
devotional poetry
centralTheme devotion to Vishnu
divine love (bhakti)
personal relationship with God
surrender (prapatti)
consideredAs Tamil Veda
linked to: TamilVeda
hasAuthorGroup Alvars
hasForm strophic hymns
hasGenre hymns
lyric poetry
hasInfluenced Carnatic music repertoire
South Indian temple ritual
Sri Vaishnava theology
linked to: Sri Vaishnavism
hasKeyCollection Nalayira Divya Prabandham
linked to: Divya Prabandham
hasKeyWork Periyalvar Tirumoli
Tirumangai Alvar’s Periya Tirumoli
linked to: Periya Tirumoli

Tiruppavai
Tiruvaymoli
hasLanguage Tamil
hasMeter classical Tamil meters
hasNotableAuthor Andal
Bhutath Alvar
linked to: Bhoothath Alvar

Kulasekhara Alvar
Madhurakavi Alvar
Nammalvar
Periyalvar
Pey Alvar
Poigai Alvar
Tirumalisai Alvar
Tirumangai Alvar
Tiruppan Alvar
Tondaradippodi Alvar
hasNumberOfAuthors 12 (traditional)
hasNumberOfVerses 4000 (approximate)
hasPeriod early medieval period
hasRegion South India
Tamil Nadu
hasReligion Vaishnavism
hasTradition Sri Vaishnavism
isSacredTextOf South Indian Vaishnavism
linked to: Sri Vaishnavism

Sri Vaishnavism
praisesDeity Krishna
Rama
Vishnu
recitedIn Divya Desam temples
Vaishnava temples
linked to: Vishnu temples
usedIn daily temple worship
liturgical recitation
religious festivals

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Sri Vaishnavism integrates Tamil Alvar poetry
Periyalvar influenceOn Tamil Bhakti literature
linked to: Tamil Alvar poetry
Tirumangai Alvar culturalContext Tamil Bhakti literature
linked to: Tamil Alvar poetry
Tondaradippodi Alvar literaryTradition Tamil bhakti literature
linked to: Tamil Alvar poetry