1. Sirappuli Nayanar, known as Sirappuli, Sirapuli Nayanar, Sirappuliyar, was a Nayanar saint, venerated in the Hindu sect of Shaivism.
17 Facts About Sirappuli Nayanar
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Sirappuli Nayanar is generally counted as the thirty-fifth in the list of 63 Nayanars.
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Sirappuli Nayanar is described to have served the devotees of the god Shiva and worshipped the god with various ritual practices.
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The life of Sirappuli Nayanar is described in the Tamil Periya Puranam by Sekkizhar, which is a hagiography of the 63 Nayanars.
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Sirappuli Nayanar was born in Thiruvakkur, Nagapattinam district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
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Sirappuli Nayanar was a staunch devotee of Shiva, the patron god of Shaivism.
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Sirappuli Nayanar is praised as a "munificent giver" and called a "nimbus which rained wealth".
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Sirappuli Nayanar welcomed the devotees of Shiva to his home and prostrated before them.
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Sirappuli Nayanar used to feed them and presented them with gifts.
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Sirappuli Nayanar performed many yajnas - including fire sacrifices - in honour of Shiva.
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Sirappuli Nayanar spent his days serving Shiva and his devotees, and finally attained his divine abode Kailash after death.
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Sirappuli Nayanar is compared to another Nayanar, Somasi Mara Nayanar, who embarked on the similar path of bhakti, employing Hindu rituals like yajnas as well as the Panchakshara mantra to please Shiva.
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Sirappuli Nayanar is associated with the Sri Thanthondreeswarar temple, the Shiva temple in his home town Thiruvakkur.
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The tale of Sirappuli Nayanar is carved in the Airavatesvara Temple, the 12th-century Shiva temple in Darasuram built by the Chola king Rajaraja Chola II.
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Sirappuli Nayanar is depicted as a Brahmin, identified by his yagnopavita, giving away gifts to two individuals.
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Sirappuli Nayanar is worshipped in the Tamil month of Karthikai, when the moon enters the Purva Ashadha nakshatra.
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Sirappuli Nayanar receives collective worship as part of the 63 Nayanars.