1. Kalarsinga Nayanar, known as Kalarsinga, Kazharsinga, Kalarcinkan, Kalarsingan, Kalarsinganar, Kalarsingar, Kalarcingar and Kalar-chingar, was a Nayanar saint, venerated in the Hindu sect of Shaivism.
16 Facts About Kalarsinga Nayanar
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Kalarsinga Nayanar is generally counted as the fifty-fifth in the list of 63 Nayanars.
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The life of Kalarsinga Nayanar is described in the Tamil Periya Puranam by Sekkizhar, which is a hagiography of the 63 Nayanars.
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Kalarsinga Nayanar is said to waged wars on foes and conquered kingdoms to the North, becoming an emperor.
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Kalarsinga Nayanar was a staunch devotee of the god Shiva, the patron of Shaivism and propagated Shaivism in regions he captured.
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Kalarsinga Nayanar journeyed to Thiruvarur and came with his queen consort at the shrine of Araneri, dedicated to Shiva.
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Kalarsinga Nayanar arrived in the temple hall where various flowers were gathered to use as floral offerings to Shiva as well as create garlands for him.
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Kalarsinga Nayanar was enraged by the conduct of the Pallava queen.
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Kalarsinga Nayanar caught her nose and punished her by severing it.
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The infuriated Kalarsinga Nayanar rushed to her and asked who had dared to assault his queen and challenge his authority.
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Seruthunai Kalarsinga Nayanar took responsibility and explained the rationale of his actions.
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The tale of Kalarsinga is recalled in the 13th-century Telugu Basava Purana of Palkuriki Somanatha in brief and with some variation.
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Seruthunai Kalarsinga Nayanar is replaced with a simple unnamed flower boy.
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Kalarsinga Nayanar is worshipped in the Tamil month of Vaisakhi, when the moon enters the Bharani nakshatra.
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Kalarsinga Nayanar is depicted as a king with a crown, folded hands and sometimes a sword in the crook of his arm.
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Kalarsinga Nayanar receives collective worship as part of the 63 Nayanars.