1. Vayilar is generally counted as the fifty-first in the list of 63 Nayanars.
12 Facts About Vayilar
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Vayilar is said to worshipped the god Shiva, his patron, by his Mind and built a grand temple for him in his mind.
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Vayilar is one of the six Nayanars from Tondai Nadu and is described to date from the Pallava era.
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Vayilar was born and lived his life in Mylapore, presently a neighbourhood in the city of Chennai, India.
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Vayilar was a Vellalar, a caste of agricultural land owners.
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Vayilar did not visit the Kapaleeshwarar Temple, a famous Shiva temple of Mylapore.
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Vayilar did not believe in idol worship and rituals, instead he performed Manasic worship.
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Vayilar wanted to create a grand temple for Shiva, but did not have the money to do so.
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Vayilar is described to be engaged in the worship of Shiva of his mind temple day and night.
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Vayilar did not care for food or rest, rain or shine, night or day and continue to serve God.
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Vayilar is worshipped in the Tamil month of Markazi, when the moon enters the Revati nakshatra.
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Vayilar receives collective worship as part of the 63 Nayanars.