Tamil Alvar saint Andal

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Tamil Alvar saint Andal is a revered 9th-century South Indian poet-saint of the Bhakti movement, celebrated for her passionate devotional hymns to Vishnu and her legendary life of mystical bridal love for the deity.

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Sri Andal 1
Tamil Alvar saint Andal canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Alvar saint
Bhakti movement poet
Hindu saint
Tamil poet-saint
adoptiveFather Periyalvar
associatedLegend offering garlands first worn by herself to Vishnu
associatedWithRegion South India
Tamil Nadu
associatedWithTemple Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangam
Srivilliputhur Andal Temple
associatedWithTradition Sri Vaishnavism
belongsToGroup Alvars
birthPlace Srivilliputhur
century 9th century
country India
devotionalFocus Ranganatha
Vishnu
festival Aadi Pooram
Margazhi Tiruppavai observance
gender female
honorificTitle Godha Devi
Kodhai
Nachiyar
iconography depicted holding a garland
includedIn Nalayira Divya Prabandham
linked to: Divya Prabandham
influenceOn Sri Vaishnava liturgy
Tamil Bhakti literature
knownFor Nachiyar Tirumozhi
Tiruppavai
devotional hymns to Vishnu
mystical bridal love for Vishnu
language Tamil
literaryForm prabandham
movement Bhakti movement
numberOfVersesInTiruppavai 30
onlyFemaleMemberOf Alvars
parent Periyalvar
poeticGenre devotional lyric poetry
religion Hinduism
statusInTradition one of the twelve Alvars
theme bridal mysticism
viraha (love-in-separation)
veneratedAs goddess
incarnation of Bhudevi
work Nachiyar Tirumozhi
Tiruppavai
worshippedIn Andhra Pradesh
Karnataka
Sri Lanka
Tamil Nadu

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Amuktamalyada about Tamil Alvar saint Andal
Sri Padmavathi Ammavari Temple hasSubShrine Sri Andal
linked to: Tamil Alvar saint Andal