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Alvars

The Alvars (lit) 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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Andal

Andal (ஆண்டாள்; ISO 15919: Āṇḍāḷ), also known as Kothai, Nachiyar, and Godadevi, was the only female Alvar among the twelve Hindu poet-saints of South India.

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Chola Empire

The Chola Empire, which is often referred to as the Imperial Cholas, was a medieval Indian, thalassocratic empire that was established by the Chola dynasty that rose to prominence during the middle of the ninth century and united southern India under their rule.

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Divya Desam

A Divya Desam or Vaishnava Divya Desam is one of the 108 Vishnu and Lakshmi temples that is mentioned in the works of the Alvars, the poet-saints of the Sri Vaishnava tradition.

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Dravidian architecture

Dravidian architecture, or the Southern Indian temple style, is an architectural idiom in Hindu temple architecture that emerged from Southern India, reaching its final form by the sixteenth century.

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Garuda

Garuda (translit; Garuḷa; Vedic Sanskrit: गरुळ) is a Hindu deity who is primarily depicted as the mount (vahana) of the Hindu god Vishnu.

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Gopuram

A gopuram or gopura (Tamil: கோபுரம், Telugu: గోపురం, Kannada: ಗೋಪುರ) is a monumental entrance tower, usually ornate, at the entrance of a Hindu temple, in the South Indian architecture of the southern Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Karnataka, and Telangana, and Sri Lanka.

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Government of Tamil Nadu

The Government of Tamil Nadu (Tamil: Tamiḻnāṭu aracu) is the administrative body responsible for the governance of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

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Hindu temple

A Hindu temple, also known as Mandir, Devasthanam, Pura, or Koil, is a sacred place where Hindus worship and show their devotion to deities through worship, sacrifice, and prayers.

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Kanchipuram

Kanchipuram (IAST) also known as Kanjeevaram, is a stand alone city corporation, satellite nodal city of Chennai in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu in the Tondaimandalam region, from Chennaithe capital of Tamil Nadu.

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Kumbakonam

Kumbakonam (formerly spelt as Coombaconum or Combaconum), or Kudanthai, is a city municipal corporation in the Thanjavur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

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Lakshmi

Lakshmi (sometimes spelled Laxmi) also known as Shri, is one of the principal goddesses in Hinduism.

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Naalayira Divya Prabandham

The Naalayira Divya Prabandham (translit) is a collection of 4,000 Tamil verses composed by the 12 Alvars.

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Rama

Rama is a major deity in Hinduism.

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Ranganatha

Ranganatha, also known as Ranganathar, Rangan, Aranganathar, Sri Ranga, and Thenarangathan, is a Hindu deity with his origin in southern India, serving as the chief deity of the Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangam.

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Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangam

The Ranganathaswamy Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Ranganatha (a form of Vishnu) and is located in Srirangam, Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu, India.

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Shiva

Shiva (lit), also known as Mahadeva (Category:Trimurti Category:Wisdom gods Category:Time and fate gods Category:Indian yogis.

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South India

South India, also known as Southern India or Peninsular India, is the southern part of the Deccan Peninsula in India encompassing the states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Telangana as well as the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry, occupying 19.31% of India's area and 20% of India's population.

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Sri Vaishnavism

Sri Vaishnavism is a denomination within the Vaishnavism tradition of Hinduism, predominantly practiced in South India.

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Srivilliputhur

Srivilliputhur, also known as Thiruvilliputhur is a municipality in Virudhunagar district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

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Srivilliputhur Andal Temple

The Srivilliputhur Andal Temple in Srivilliputhur, a town in Virudhunagar district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu.

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Tamil literature

Tamil literature includes a collection of literary works that have come from a tradition spanning more than two thousand years.

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Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu (TN) is the southernmost state of India.

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The Hindu

The Hindu is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

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Uraiyur

Uraiyur (also spelt Woraiyur) is a locality in Tiruchirapalli city in Tamil Nadu, India.

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Vaishnavism

Vaishnavism (translit-std) is one of the major Hindu denominations along with Shaivism, Shaktism, and Smartism.

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Vijayanagara Empire

The Vijayanagara Empire was a late medieval Hindu empire that ruled much of southern India.

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Vishnu

Vishnu, also known as Narayana and Hari, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism.

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