Pey Alvar

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Pey Alvar is one of the three principal early Tamil Vaishnavite poet-saints (Alvars), revered for his devotional hymns that form part of the Divya Prabandham.

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Pey Alvar canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Alvar ⓘ
Hindu saint ⓘ
Tamil Vaishnavite poet-saint ⓘ
associatedWithCity Chennai ⓘ
associatedWithConcept bhakti (devotion) ⓘ
associatedWithCountry India ⓘ
associatedWithRegion Mylapore ⓘ
associatedWithState Tamil Nadu ⓘ
associatedWithText Naalayira Divya Prabandham ⓘ
linked to: Divya Prabandham
associatedWithTradition Bhakti movement ⓘ
collectiveWork Divya Prabandham ⓘ
culturalSignificance early proponent of Tamil devotional theism ⓘ
devotionalFocus vision of Vishnu in all things ⓘ
devotionTo Narayana ⓘ
Tirumala Venkateswara ⓘ
linked to: Venkateswara

Vishnu ⓘ
era early medieval period ⓘ
ethnicity Tamil ⓘ
hasFeastDay Pey Alvar Thirunakshatram ⓘ
honorific Alvar ⓘ
influenced later Sri Vaishnava acharyas ⓘ
isPartOf Alvars ⓘ
language Tamil ⓘ
literaryGenre devotional poetry ⓘ
movement Sri Vaishnavism ⓘ
notableWork hymns in the Divya Prabandham ⓘ
positionInGroup one of the three principal early Tamil Alvars ⓘ
one of the twelve Alvars ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
Vaishnavism ⓘ
reveredBy Sri Vaishnavas ⓘ
linked to: Sri Vaishnavism

Tamil Hindus ⓘ
linked to: Tamil Hinduism
role composer of devotional hymns ⓘ
promoter of Tamil bhakti literature ⓘ
sharesGroupWith Andal ⓘ
Bhoodath Alvar ⓘ
linked to: Bhoothath Alvar

Kulasekhara Alvar ⓘ
Madhurakavi Alvar ⓘ
Nammalvar ⓘ
Periyalvar ⓘ
Poigai Alvar ⓘ
Thondaradippodi Alvar ⓘ
Tirumangai Alvar ⓘ
Tirumazhisai Alvar ⓘ
linked to: Tirumalisai Alvar

Tiruppan Alvar ⓘ
veneratedAs Vaishnavite saint ⓘ
veneratedIn Sri Vaishnavism ⓘ
Tamil Nadu ⓘ
worshippedAt Sri Adi Kesava Perumal Temple, Mylapore ⓘ

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