Nandanar (also spelt as Nantanar), also known as Thirunaallaippovaar (transl. The one who will go tomorrow) and Tirunallaipovar Nayanar, [note 1] was a Nayanar saint, who is venerated in the Hindu sect of Shaivism. He is generally counted as the eighteenth in the list of 63 Nayanars. [1] .

Nandanar (தமிழ்: நந்தனார்) is 1942 Indian devotional film, based on the Nandan, a low-caste farmhand, and his deep devotion to Lord Nataraja of Chidambaram. Nandanar was a major success, in part because of an innovative prize scheme.

Sadhguru tells the story of Nandanar, one of the Nayanmars, for whom the stone Nandi at a temple moved aside!

P. C. Gopalan (5 January 1926 – 24 April 1974), popularly known by his pseudonym, Nandanar was an Indian writer of Malayalam literature. He was known for his novels and short stories which had the backdrop of the Indian Army barracks of the …

Oct 6, 2022 · Nandanar (தமிழ்: நந்தனார்) is 1942 Indian devotional film, based on the Nandan, a low-caste farmhand, and his deep devotion to Lord Nataraja of Chithambaram. Nandanar was a major success,...

The Saint Nandanar, worshipped by the priests of Thillai, enters the abode of Lord Nataraja! On the banks of river Kollidam that sprinkles water with its tidal arms on to the lotuses that lean upon both its banks, is the village Adhanur.

Tamil Periya Puranam, the great epic is a Tamil poetic account depicting the legendary lives of the sixty-three Nayanars, the canonical Tamil poets compiled during the 12th century. One poem refers to the story of Nandanar, a Pulaiyar, an untouchable.

This is the story of the twelfth saint: Nandanar. Nandanar was born to the lowest varna in the Hindu Varna System. He lost his father at a very early age, and while growing up, heard stories of Lord Shiva and fell deeply in paternal love for the Pitre Deva (Fatherly God).

Namdanar was a great devotee of the Lord Shiva and had the name of the lord in his lips and heart always. Once, Nandanar happened to go to the temple of Thirupunkoor to see the Lord. The Lord was hidden by the huge statue of Nandi in front. Nandanar prayed with all sincerity and yearned to have one darshan of the Lord and lo and behold!

Nandanar, was a Nayanar saint, who is venerated in the Hindu sect of Shaivism. He is the only Dalit saint in the Nayanars. He is generally counted as the eighteenth in the list of 63 Nayanars. Like the other Nayanars, he was a devout devotee of Shiva.