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Dravidian architecture
Dravidian architecture, or the South Indian temple style, is an architectural idiom in Hindu temple architecture that emerged from South India, reaching its final form by the sixteenth century. It is seen in Hindu temples, and the most distinctive difference from north Indian styles is the use of a shorter and more pyramidal tower over the garbhagriha or sanctuary called a vimana, where the north has taller towers, usually bending inwards as they rise, called shikharas.
Periyalvar
Periyalvar (9th century), also known as Vishnuchittar, was one of the twelve Alvar saints of South India who are known for their affiliation to the Vaishnava tradition of Hinduism. He was the foster father of Andal. Andal, also called as Kodhai, is the only female Alvar, and is considered to be the incarnation of Bhudevi according to Sri Vaishnavism. The verses of Alvars are compiled as the Naalayira Divya Prabandham and the 108 temples revered are classified as Divya Desam.
Virudhunagar
Virudhunagar is a city and the administrative headquarter of the Virudhunagar district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located southwest of the state capital Chennai and south of Madurai. Virudhunagar emerged as an important trade centre during the British rule. Located to the east of Kowsika River, Virudhunagar has an average elevation of above sea level and is largely flat with no major geological formations. The town has a humid climate and receives rainfall annually.
Andal
Andal (Tamil: ஆண்டாள்) (Antal) est une mystique hindoue. Elle a probablement vécu au , d'autres suggérant le , et est l'auteure de Stotra ou hymnes religieux en l'honneur de Vishnou et principalement à son avatar Kannan (Krishna). Elle est la deuxième en préséance des poètes Alvars, après Nammalvar et est la seule femme qui apparaisse comme autorité religieuse parmi les Gourous du Vishnouisme (Courant du Sri Vishnouisme principalement). L'histoire et la légende se mêlent dans les rares récits de sa vie.
Divya Desam
A Divya Desam (दिव्यदेशम्, திவ்ய தேசம்) 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. Of the 108 temples, 105 are in India, one is in Nepal, and the last two are believed to be outside the earth, in Tirupparkatal and Vaikuntham. In India, they are spread over the states of Tamil Nadu (84), Kerala (11), Andhra Pradesh (2), Gujarat (1), Uttar Pradesh (4), and Uttarakhand (3).
Alvar
Les Alvars (ஆழ்வார்கள்), qui signifie: « ceux qui sont immergés en Dieu », étaient douze saints-poètes tamouls de l'Inde du Sud, qui vivaient entre les et s en adhérant à la « dévotion émotionnelle » ou bhakti envers Vishnu et ses avatars tels Krishna et Rāma, dans leurs chants extatiques. Il s'agit exclusivement de vishnouïtes, qui, durant les premiers temps médiévaux de l'histoire du Tamil Nadu, aidèrent à faire revivre la pratique de la dévotion hindouiste bhakti écrivant des hymnes suivant leurs pèlerinages et donc les visites des temples qui les accueillaient.