Sekkilhar
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Sēkkilān Mādēvadigal Rāmadēva (12th century CE),[1][2] known popularly by his family name as Sekkizhar,[3][4] was a saint and a contemporary of Kulottunga Chola II.[5] He compiled and wrote the Periya Puranam (Great Story or Narrative) in 4253 verses, recounting the life stories of the sixty-three Shaiva Nayanars, the devotees of Shiva. Sekkilhar himself was later canonised and his work, the Periyapuranam became the twelfth and final book of the sacred Saiva canon.[6]
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Sekkilhar | |
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Venerated in | Shaivism |
Texts | Periyapuranam |
Ethnic group | Tamil |
Festivals | Guru Puja in Vaigasi (May-June) |
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Born | Sēkkilān Mādēvadigal Rāmadēva 12th century CE |
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