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  2. List of Tamil literature works about Ganesha - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of some Tamil literature which is dedicated to the Hindu god Ganesha. The list is grouped historically. Vinayagar Agaval - by Avvaiyaar; Tirunaraiyur Vinayaka Tiru irattai manimalai by Nambiyandar Nambi (c. 10th century AD) [1] Aludaya Pillaiyar Tiruvantadi by Nambiyandar Nambi (c. 10th century AD) [2]

  3. Panchamukha - Wikipedia

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    The deity Hanuman is sometimes featured with five-faces in his iconography, known as Panchamukhi Hanuman, or Panchamukha Anjaneya. [3] Each head is that of a deity associated with Vishnu , and is depicted to be facing a cardinal direction: Hanuman faces the east, Narasimha faces the south, Varaha faces the north, Garuda faces the west, and ...

  4. Ganesha - Wikipedia

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    [181] However, Rocher notes that the more recent Ganapatya literature often quotes the Rigvedic verses to give Vedic respectability to Ganesha. [182] The Sangam period Tamil poet Avvaiyar (3rd century BCE), invokes Ganesha while preparing the invitation to the three Tamil Kingdoms for giving away in marriage of Angavay and Sangavay of Ceylon in ...

  5. Vinayagar Agaval - Wikipedia

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    13th-century Ganesha bronze. Late Chola, Tamil Nadu. Vinayagar Agaval is a devotional poetic hymn to the Hindu deity Ganesha. It was written in the 10th century during the Chola dynasty by the Tamil poet Avvaiyar, shortly before her death. [1] It is considered to be her greatest poem. [2] The 72-line 'Agaval' is a form of blank verse, close to ...

  6. Ramavataram - Wikipedia

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    Rama and Hanuman fighting Ravana, an album painting on paper from Tamil Nadu, ca 1820. The Mandapam at The Ranganathasamy Temple, Srirangam where Kambar is believed to have first recited the epic. The Ramavataram, popularly referred to as Kamba Ramayanam, is a Tamil epic that was written by the Tamil poet Kambar during the 12th

  7. Pillaiyar Suḻi - Wikipedia

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    Pillaiyar Suḻi (Tamil: பிள்ளையார் சுழி), also rendered Ganesha's curl or Ganesha's circle, is a sacred textual symbol. It is dedicated to the Hindu deity Pillaiyar (Ganesha), who is ritually worshiped first with prayers for success and is used to symbolize an auspicious beginning.

  8. List of Tamil proverbs - Wikipedia

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    The List of Tamil Proverbs consists of some of the commonly used by Tamil people and their diaspora all over the world. [1] There were thousands and thousands of proverbs were used by Tamil people, it is harder to list all in one single article, the list shows a few proverbs.

  9. Tamil mythology - Wikipedia

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    Tamil mythology refers to the folklore and traditions that are a part of the wider Dravidian pantheon, originating from the Tamil people. [1] This body of mythology is a fusion of elements from Dravidian culture and the parent Indus Valley culture, both of which have been syncretised with mainstream Hinduism .