The Alvars are considered the twelve supreme devotees of Vishnu in Sri Vaishnavism, who were instrumental in popularising Vaishnavism in the Tamil-speaking regions. [12] The Alvars were influential in promoting the Bhagavata cult and the two Hindu epics, the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. [13]

These Alwars are 12 in Number and out of which one is Sri Andal in the only Female Alwar. These Alwars were born in various parts of our country but they were all united in a common subject, ie dedicating their lives and praising the Lord.

Jul 18, 2015 · The term “Alvars” refers to a group of twelve ancient Tamil poet-saints in South India who were devoted to the worship of Lord Vishnu. The Alvars lived between the 5th and 9th centuries CE and played a significant role in the development and spread of the Bhakti movement, particularly the Vaishnavism tradition.

Feb 24, 2025 · The Alvars were a group of 12 Tamil poet-saints who lived between the 6th and 9th centuries CE. They were devotees of Lord Vishnu and played a key role in the Bhakti movement in South India. Their hymns, collectively known as the Divya Prabandham, are considered sacred texts in Vaishnavism.

Jan 25, 2015 · The Vaishnavas of the Vaishnava Sampradayam, the followers, and worshippers of God Vishnu, (popularly known as Srivaishnavas), boast of their 12 Alwars as the great seers of enlightenment. Alwars are those who preached and practiced the lifestyle of Sri Vaishnava sampradaya and showed to people how to reach God through their unconditional devotion.

In history, 12 alwars are still worshipped in the temples of South India. These alwars are believed to be between the 6th and 9th Centuries. These alwars were the ardent devotees of Lord Vishnu who remained immersed in God all their lifetime.

May 6, 2020 · The 12 Azhwars, (the Main authors of Naalayira Divya Prabandam – 4000 poetic Rhymes) are known as Nityasuris or Divyasuris; those who reside permanently with the Lord in His Heavenly abode. They have incarnated as Azhwars -Vasihnavite Saints – to propagate Bhakthi Marga, devotion to Lord Vishnu.

Alwars are 12 Tamil Vaishnavite saint poets. They started the Vaishnavite Bhakti movement in Tamil Nadu. Alwars dedicated their entire lives to singing the glory of Lord Vishnu and worshiping him. What is Bhakti movement? The Hindu religion until their time was mainly ritualistic.

The Alvars, the twelve Tamil poet-saints of South India who were devoted to the Hindu god Vishnu, are revered not only for their devotional hymns but also for their divine incarnations, as described in various texts. Each Alvar is considered an incarnation of …

Alvars (6th - 9th century) (literally meaning those immersed in God) were poet-saints of Tamil Nadu whose lives embodied ecstatic devotion towards Lord Vishnu. They sang divine hymns praising the 108 sacred shrines of Lord Vishnu which are called the Divya Desams.