Saiva Nayanmars

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Saiva_Nayanmars
GPTKB entity
Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:saint
gptkbp:associatedTemple gptkb:Thiruvannamalai_Temple
gptkb:Chidambaram_Temple
gptkb:Madurai_Meenakshi_Temple
gptkb:Thiruvarur_Temple
gptkbp:category Tamil saints
Bhakti saints
Shaivite poets
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:Arudra_Darisanam_festival
gptkbp:compiledBy gptkb:Sekkizhar
gptkbp:contribution devotional hymns
gptkbp:festival gptkb:Guru_Pooja
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Saiva Nayanmars
gptkbp:iconography depicted with Shiva
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Vaishnavism
gptkbp:language gptkb:Tamil
gptkbp:legacy inspired Tamil Shaiva tradition
gptkbp:mentionedIn gptkb:Periya_Puranam
gptkbp:notableMembers gptkb:Appar
gptkb:Manikkavacakar
gptkb:Sundarar
gptkb:Sambandar
gptkbp:numberOfMembers 63
gptkbp:period 6th to 8th century CE
gptkbp:region gptkb:Tamil_Nadu
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Vaishnavism
gptkbp:scripture gptkb:valley
gptkbp:veneratedIn gptkb:Shaivites
gptkbp:worshippedIn gptkb:Shiva
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Chola_period
gptkb:Thiruvarur_Temple
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7