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	'''Kari Nayanar''' is the 47th [[Nayanars\|Nayanar]] saint.<ref>{{cite book \| last1 = Shaivam.org \| title = 63 nAyanmArkaL \| publisher = Shaivam.org \| url = http://www.shaivam.org/nalist.html \| access-date = 2012-05-07}}</ref> Traditional hagiographies like ''[[Periya Puranam]]'' (13th century CE) and ''[[Sundarar\|Thiruthondar Thogai]]'' (10th century CE) detail his legendary life and services to the Hindu god [[Shiva]]. Kari Nayanar was a vedic Brahmin devotee as well as a Tamil poet with an understanding of Sanskrit. The poet-saint compiled the vedic truths in ''Kovai''([[Anthology]]), a Tamil composition titled ''Karikkovai''.<ref>{{cite book \| last1 = Vaiyāpurip Piḷḷai \| first1 = ES \| title = Vaiyapuripillai's history of Tamil language and literature: from the beginning to 1000 A.D. \| publisher = New Century Book House \| year = 1988 \| location = Chennai \| pages = 78 \| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=6WQOAAAAYAAJ&q=karikkovai \| access-date = 2012-05-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite book \| last1 = Zvelebil \| first1 = Kamil V \| title = Companion Studies to the History of Tamil Literature \| chapter = ~~3 \| work = Handbuch der Orientalistik.~~ \| publisher = BRILL \| year = 1992 \| location = New York \| pages = 55 \| chapter-url = https://books.google.com/books?id=qAPtq49DZfoC&q=kari+nayanar&pg=PA55 \| access-date = 2012-05-08 \| isbn = 978-9004093652}}</ref> Therefore the saint got the name as Kari Nayanar.		'''Kari Nayanar''' is the 47th [[Nayanars\|Nayanar]] saint.<ref>{{cite book \| last1 = Shaivam.org \| title = 63 nAyanmArkaL \| publisher = Shaivam.org \| url = http://www.shaivam.org/nalist.html \| access-date = 2012-05-07}}</ref> Traditional hagiographies like ''[[Periya Puranam]]'' (13th century CE) and ''[[Sundarar\|Thiruthondar Thogai]]'' (10th century CE) detail his legendary life and services to the Hindu god [[Shiva]]. Kari Nayanar was a vedic Brahmin devotee as well as a Tamil poet with an understanding of Sanskrit. The poet-saint compiled the vedic truths in ''Kovai''([[Anthology]]), a Tamil composition titled ''Karikkovai''. This book is now considered lost.<ref>{{cite book \| last1 = Vaiyāpurip Piḷḷai \| first1 = ES \| title = Vaiyapuripillai's history of Tamil language and literature: from the beginning to 1000 A.D. \| publisher = New Century Book House \| year = 1988 \| location = Chennai \| pages = 78 \| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=6WQOAAAAYAAJ&q=karikkovai \| access-date = 2012-05-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite book \| last1 = Zvelebil \| first1 = Kamil V \| title = Companion Studies to the History of Tamil Literature \| chapter =Problems of integrity authenticity, Attributions and Authorship; Interpolations, Additions, Revisions, Forgeries; Lost Literature\| publisher = BRILL \| year = 1992 \| location = New York \| pages = 55 \| chapter-url = https://books.google.com/books?id=qAPtq49DZfoC&q=kari+nayanar&pg=PA55 \| access-date = 2012-05-08 \| isbn = 978-9004093652}}</ref> Therefore the saint got the name as Kari Nayanar.

	==Hagiography==		==Hagiography==

	Kari Nayanar was born in a Vedic [[Brahmin]] family in [[Thirukkadaiyur]], a coastal town located - 15 km north of [[Karaikal]] - on the east coast of [[Tamil Nadu]], where there are [[Amritaghateswarar-Abirami Temple,Thirukkadaiyur\|Amritaghateswarar - Abirami Temple]] and the ancient Thirukkadaiyur Mayanam temple. The poet-saint was not only the great Shiva devotee but also a learned scholar. The saint, with the help of his Sanskrit learning and with fair knowledge about the Vedic truths, composed [[anthology\|anthologies]] in praise of Shiva and on [[Vedic]] truths. The knowledge of Vedic truths originally compiled in [[Sanskrit]] language was disseminated in the easily understandable, rhythmic and music filled [[Tamil language\|Tamil]] [[anthology]] compositions, which melted the entire [[Tamil language\|Tamil]] regions. The poet-saint also composed anthologies in praise of the [[monarch]]s i.e., [[Chera Dynasty\|Chera]], [[Chola dynasty\|Chozha]] and [[Pandyan Dynasty\|Pandyan]], the rulers of three major [[Tamil language\|Tamil]] [[monarchy\|kingdoms]]. In appreciation of his anthologies, the poet-saint was rewarded with heaps of prize money and gifts. The saint utilized all his earnings for the cause of [[Shaivism\|Saiva]] services. The poet-saint built many Shiva temples. He also served [[Shiva]] devotees. After rendering the prolonged selfless services, the devotion, faith and intense prayers of the poet-saint made him to attain the abode of Shiva.<ref>{{cite book \| last1 = Shaivam.org \| title = kAri nAyanAr \| publisher = Shaivam.org \| url = http://www.shaivam.org/nakaariy.html \| access-date = 2012-05-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite book \| last1 = Sivananda \| first1 = Swami \| title = Sixty-three Nayanar Saints \| chapter = 48. Kari Nayanar \| publisher = The Divine Life Society \| year = 1999 \| location = Sivanandanagar \| url = http://www.dlshq.org/download/nayanar.htm#_VPID_58 \| access-date = 2012-05-08}}</ref>		Kari Nayanar was born in a Vedic [[Brahmin]] family in [[Thirukkadaiyur]], a coastal town located - 15 km north of [[Karaikal]] - on the east coast of [[Tamil Nadu]], where there are [[Amritaghateswarar-Abirami Temple, Thirukkadaiyur\|Amritaghateswarar - Abirami Temple]] and the ancient Thirukkadaiyur Mayanam temple. The poet-saint was not only the great Shiva devotee but also a learned scholar. The saint, with the help of his Sanskrit learning and with fair knowledge about the Vedic truths, composed [[anthology\|anthologies]] in praise of Shiva and on [[Vedic]] truths. The knowledge of Vedic truths originally compiled in [[Sanskrit]] language was disseminated in the easily understandable, rhythmic and music filled [[Tamil language\|Tamil]] [[anthology]] compositions, which melted the entire [[Tamil language\|Tamil]] regions. The poet-saint also composed anthologies in praise of the [[monarch]]s i.e., [[Chera Dynasty\|Chera]], [[Chola dynasty\|Chozha]] and [[Pandyan Dynasty\|Pandyan]], the rulers of three major [[Tamil language\|Tamil]] [[monarchy\|kingdoms]]. In appreciation of his anthologies, the poet-saint was rewarded with heaps of prize money and gifts. The saint utilized all his earnings for the cause of [[Shaivism\|Saiva]] services. The poet-saint built many Shiva temples. He also served [[Shiva]] devotees. After rendering the prolonged selfless services, the devotion, faith and intense prayers of the poet-saint made him to attain the abode of Shiva.<ref>{{cite book \| last1 = Shaivam.org \| title = kAri nAyanAr \| publisher = Shaivam.org \| url = http://www.shaivam.org/nakaariy.html \| access-date = 2012-05-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite book \| last1 = Sivananda \| first1 = Swami \| title = Sixty-three Nayanar Saints \| chapter = 48. Kari Nayanar \| publisher = The Divine Life Society \| year = 1999 \| location = Sivanandanagar \| url = http://www.dlshq.org/download/nayanar.htm#_VPID_58 \| access-date = 2012-05-08}}</ref>

	[[Tamil language\|Tamil]] month [[Tamil calendar\|Masi]] – Puradam Poorvashada, Purvashada, star is widely celebrated as Guru Puja Day of Kari Nayanar.		[[Tamil language\|Tamil]] month [[Tamil calendar\|Masi]] – Puradam Poorvashada, Purvashada, star is widely celebrated as Guru Puja Day of Kari Nayanar.

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{{Infobox Hindu leader
|name= Kari Nayanar
|image= Thogai adiyar with three nayanars.jpg
|caption = thillaivazh andhanar ("thogai adiyar"), Kaari nayanar, Arivattaya nayanar, Vaayilaar
| religion = [[Hinduism]]
|birth_place= Tirukadavur
|birth_name= Kari
|death_date=
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|guru=
|philosophy= [[Shaivism]], [[Bhakti]]
|honors= [[Nayanars|Nayanar]] saint,
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'''Kari Nayanar''' is the 47th [[Nayanars|Nayanar]] saint.<ref>{{cite book | last1 = Shaivam.org | title = 63 nAyanmArkaL | publisher = Shaivam.org | url = http://www.shaivam.org/nalist.html | access-date = 2012-05-07}}</ref> Traditional hagiographies like ''[[Periya Puranam]]'' (13th century CE) and ''[[Sundarar|Thiruthondar Thogai]]'' (10th century CE) detail his legendary life and services to the Hindu god [[Shiva]]. Kari Nayanar was a vedic Brahmin devotee as well as a Tamil poet with an understanding of Sanskrit. The poet-saint compiled the vedic truths in ''Kovai''([[Anthology]]), a Tamil composition titled ''Karikkovai''.<ref>{{cite book | last1 = Vaiyāpurip Piḷḷai | first1 = ES | title = Vaiyapuripillai's history of Tamil language and literature: from the beginning to 1000 A.D. | publisher = New Century Book House | year = 1988 | location = Chennai | pages = 78 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=6WQOAAAAYAAJ&q=karikkovai | access-date = 2012-05-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | last1 = Zvelebil | first1 = Kamil V | title = Companion Studies to the History of Tamil Literature | chapter = 3 | work = Handbuch der Orientalistik. | publisher = BRILL | year = 1992 | location = New York | pages = 55 | chapter-url = https://books.google.com/books?id=qAPtq49DZfoC&q=kari+nayanar&pg=PA55 | access-date = 2012-05-08 | isbn = 978-9004093652}}</ref> Therefore the saint got the name as Kari Nayanar.

==Hagiography==

Kari Nayanar was born in a Vedic [[Brahmin]] family in [[Thirukkadaiyur]], a coastal town located - 15 km north of [[Karaikal]] - on the east coast of [[Tamil Nadu]], where there are [[Amritaghateswarar-Abirami Temple,Thirukkadaiyur|Amritaghateswarar - Abirami Temple]] and the ancient Thirukkadaiyur Mayanam temple. The poet-saint was not only the great Shiva devotee but also a learned scholar. The saint, with the help of his Sanskrit learning and with fair knowledge about the Vedic truths, composed [[anthology|anthologies]] in praise of Shiva and on [[Vedic]] truths. The knowledge of Vedic truths originally compiled in [[Sanskrit]] language was disseminated in the easily understandable, rhythmic and music filled [[Tamil language|Tamil]] [[anthology]] compositions, which melted the entire [[Tamil language|Tamil]] regions. The poet-saint also composed anthologies in praise of the [[monarch]]s i.e., [[Chera Dynasty|Chera]], [[Chola dynasty|Chozha]] and [[Pandyan Dynasty|Pandyan]], the rulers of three major [[Tamil language|Tamil]] [[monarchy|kingdoms]]. In appreciation of his anthologies, the poet-saint was rewarded with heaps of prize money and gifts. The saint utilized all his earnings for the cause of [[Shaivism|Saiva]] services. The poet-saint built many Shiva temples. He also served [[Shiva]] devotees. After rendering the prolonged selfless services, the devotion, faith and intense prayers of the poet-saint made him to attain the abode of Shiva.<ref>{{cite book | last1 = Shaivam.org | title = kAri nAyanAr | publisher = Shaivam.org | url = http://www.shaivam.org/nakaariy.html | access-date = 2012-05-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | last1 = Sivananda | first1 = Swami | title = Sixty-three Nayanar Saints | chapter = 48. Kari Nayanar | publisher = The Divine Life Society | year = 1999 | location = Sivanandanagar | url = http://www.dlshq.org/download/nayanar.htm#_VPID_58 | access-date = 2012-05-08}}</ref>

[[Tamil language|Tamil]] month [[Tamil calendar|Masi]] – Puradam Poorvashada, Purvashada, star is widely celebrated as Guru Puja Day of Kari Nayanar.

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