Andal

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Andal is a revered female Tamil Vaishnavite saint and poet, celebrated for her devotional hymns to Vishnu and her central place in the Sri Vaishnavism tradition.

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Andal canonical 27

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Alvar saint ⓘ
Bhakti movement poet ⓘ
Hindu female saint ⓘ
Tamil poet ⓘ
Vaishnavite saint ⓘ
adoptiveFather Periyalvar ⓘ
associatedWithDeity Ranganatha ⓘ
Vishnu ⓘ
associatedWithPerson Periyalvar ⓘ
associatedWithPlace Srivilliputhur ⓘ
birthPlace Srivilliputhur ⓘ
centralFigureIn Sri Vaishnavism ⓘ
Tamil Vaishnavite tradition ⓘ
composedWork Nachiyar Tirumozhi ⓘ
Tiruppavai ⓘ
countryOfBirth India ⓘ
culturalInfluence inspired Tamil devotional music ⓘ
inspired classical dance compositions ⓘ
inspired temple rituals in Sri Vaishnavism ⓘ
era early medieval period ⓘ
ethnicity Tamil ⓘ
festival Aadi Pooram ⓘ
Margazhi Tiruppavai observance ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
iconography depicted holding garland ⓘ
depicted with parrot ⓘ
knownFor Nachiyar Tirumozhi ⓘ
Tiruppavai ⓘ
devotional hymns to Vishnu ⓘ
language Tamil ⓘ
memberOf Alvars ⓘ
linked to: Alvar saints
movement Bhakti movement ⓘ
poeticGenre devotional poetry ⓘ
positionInGroup only female Alvar ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
Vaishnavism ⓘ
scriptureStatus hymns included in Nalayira Divya Prabandham ⓘ
stateOfBirth Tamil Nadu ⓘ
traditionallyDatedToCentury 8th century ⓘ
veneratedAs consort of Vishnu ⓘ
goddess ⓘ
incarnation of Bhudevi ⓘ
incarnation of Lakshmi ⓘ
veneratedIn India ⓘ
South India ⓘ
Sri Vaishnavism ⓘ
Tamil Nadu ⓘ
worshippedAt Srirangam Ranganathaswamy Temple ⓘ
Srivilliputhur Andal Temple ⓘ

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