![]() They praised the Divya Desams, the 108 divine realms of deities affiliated to Vaishnavism. The devotional outpourings of the Alvars, composed during the early medieval period of Tamil history, were the catalysts behind the Bhakti Movement through their hymns of worship to Vishnu and his avatars. Together with the contemporary 63 Shaivite Nayanars, they are among the most important saints from Tamil Nadu. Andal is the only female Alvar among the 12. Orthodoxy posits the number of Alvars as ten, though there are other references that include Andal and Madhurakavi Alvar, making the number 12. Traditionally, the Alvars are considered to have lived between 4200 BCE and 2700 BCE. ![]() Many modern academics place the lifetime of the Alvars between the 5th century and 9th century CE. They are venerated in Vaishnavism, which regards Vishnu as the Ultimate Reality. The Alvars ( Tamil: ஆழ்வார், romanized: Āḻvār, lit.'The Immersed') were the Tamil poet-saints of South India who espoused bhakti (devotion) to the Hindu preserver deity Vishnu, in their songs of longing, ecstasy, and service. ![]()
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