Global InformationTirunilanakka Nayanar information
Tirunilanakka Nayanar | |
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| Born | 7th century CE Sattamangai |
| Religion | Hinduism |
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| Philosophy | Shaivism, Bhakti |
| Honors | Nayanar saint, |
Tirunilanakka Nayanar (also spelt as Tiruneelanakka Nayanar and Thiru Neela Nakka Nayanar), also known Tiruneelanakka, Nilanakkar and Nilanakkan, was a Nayanar saint, venerated in the Hindu sect of Shaivism. He is generally counted as the twenty-eighth in the list of 63 Nayanars.[1] He is described as a contemporary of Sambandar (first half of the 7th century CE), one of the most prominent Nayanars.
- ^ Roshen Dalal (2011). Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide. Penguin Books India. p. 281. ISBN 978-0-14-341421-6.