1. Tirumalisai Alvar is a Tamil saint revered in the Sri Vaishnavism school of south India between the 4th to 9th century CE, in Tondai Nadu.
11 Facts About Tirumalisai Alvar
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Tirumalisai Alvar is believed to have been born at the Jagannatha Perumal temple, Tirumalisai, by "divine grace".
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Historically, Tirumalisai Alvar is regarded to have been the son of a sage.
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The word Alvar means the one who dives deep into the ocean of the countless attributes of god.
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The name of the Alvar comes from his birthplace, Tirumalisai, a suburb in modern-day Chennai.
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The Tirumalisai Alvar was born to Bhargava maharishi and an apsara, Kanakangi, after an unusual 12 months stay in the womb.
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Tirumalisai Alvar was later picked up with both the arms affectionately by a tribal named Thiruvalan.
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Tirumalisai Alvar lived up to 10 years of age in a hamlet near Tirumalisai village named as Pirayampathu.
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Tirumalisai Alvar refused him and the king decided to banish him.
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Tirumalisai Alvar asked the God from the temple, Yathotkari, to leave with him.
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The second Prabandham of Tirumalisai Alvar is titled Naanmugan Thiruvandhadhi and it contains 96 verses.