Saluting all Deekshitars of Chidambaram who eternally worship Lord Natarajar
The potter, who lived a life of self-control and devotion, refrained from lustful thoughts [...]
The merchant who even gave up his wife for Lord Shiva thereby getting the name "Iyarpagai" [...]
Maran's family made a meal out of nothing but love for Lord Shiva
His unquestioning devotion even to a murderer who disguised himself as a devotee of Lord [...]
To him, worship of Shivan Adiyars was equal, if not more superior to the worship of Lord [...]
He allowed himself, his wife and his child to be weighed against Lord Shiva’s Kowpeenam, [...]
He was not afraid to punish the King's elephant who destroyed the flowers carried by a [...]
To Enadiar, the three white lines of Vibhuti or sacred ash on one’s forehead were [...]
Kannappar's readiness to pluck out his own eyes for the Lord by placing his feet on the [...]
Known to dedicate his entire life/wealth to burn incense before the Lord, he famously [...]
In his extreme devotion to gift a Panchavati(a sacred thread made of human hair that [...]
Upset that his offering of red rice for Lord Shiva had been spilt on the ground, he tried [...]
Anayar's devotion to the Lord took the form of playing on his flute the holy Panchakshara [...]
The saint, who rubbed his own elbow in the place of sandalwood paste to worship, ruled [...]
By collecting flowers to make garlands for Lord Shiva and chanting the Panchakshara Mantra [...]
He attained Mukthi by standing in water, neck deep everyday while reciting Sri Rudram, the [...]
Born as an untouchable, he jumped into the sacred fire and emerged with sacred ashes [...]
Washerman by birth, Thiruthondar attempted to break his head on the washing stone as he [...]
He attained Saroopya Mukthi (liberation with the attainment of the form of the Lord) for [...]
Appar, one of the four Saiva Samaya Acharyas, wrote 47000 Thevaram songs
Although wealthy and Prime Minister to Koon Pandiyan, Kulacchirai Nayanar regarded himself [...]
Immersed in Siva Bhakti and Guru Bhakti, Nayanar cast off his mortal coil and attained [...]
Punithavathiar, who finally attained the status of 'Mother' to Lord Shiva, showed true [...]
He gained the grace of Lord Shiva through his wonderful devotion to his Guru, Appar, when [...]
He punished his wife for spitting on the Shiva Lingam where a spider had fallen. The Lord [...]
The Jains, who refused to provide ghee, were amazed to witness this miracle of Nami Nandi [...]
Sambandar, who started reciting songs(Thevarams) from the moment he drank the milk of [...]
Kalikamar gave up his life by cutting his bowel open because of a misunderstanding between [...]
A Saiva Siddha, who entered into the mortal frame of a cowherd, was in Samadhi for three [...]
Despite his blindness, Dandi Adigal was a great devotee of Lord Shiva. When the King [...]
He gambled(even resorted to violence) and used the money for feeding Siva Bhaktas thereby [...]
A Brahmin and an ardent devotee of his Guru Sundaramoorthy Nayanar, he served all Siva [...]
Though he did not give up his external appearance of a Buddhist, he adored Lord Siva and [...]
A special spiritual practice of this Nayanar seems to have been the ceaseless repetition [...]
A great Saint who even killed his own son and offered as Bhiksha to satisfy the demands of [...]
Cheraman, a great friend of Sundarar, had surrendered his body, mind and soul to Lord [...]
He infused devotion in everyone by assigning them temple related works and transformed [...]
Lord Nataraja Himself appeared and crowned him King by placing His Feet on his head.
Stricken with terrible remorse that his army had killed a Shiva Bhaktha, Pugal Cholar [...]
Nayanar, without any disgust, fell at the feet of a naked devotee and welcomed him with [...]
A fisherman, who was a Shiva devotee, offered as a practice the first catch to the Lord [...]
He worshipped and served one of his own servants who had become a Shiva devotee, punishing [...]
An oil monger from Tiruvotriyur became so poor that he decided to cut his own throat and [...]
He could not tolerate anyone speaking ill of Lord Shiva or his devotees and would cut off [...]
A Pallava king who ruled over Kanchi, infused the spirit of Saivism into his people and [...]
He cut grass(Kanampul) and sold it to purchase ghee for lighting lamps in the temple. When [...]
A Tamil Scholar, who used to get money from the three Tamil Kings by singing Tamil Kovais [...]
The Koon Pandya King, whose hunch back was cured by Saint Sambandar, spread the glories of [...]
Wife of Nedumara Nayanar and an ardent devotee of Lord Siva, the Queen revolutionized [...]
He constructed temples mentally and did Manasic(mental) worship. He lit the lamp of [...]
He earned money as a professional fighter (hence called ‘Munaiyaduvar’) to donate and [...]
A Pallava king who punished his wife by cutting her hands off for smelling a flower which [...]
He cut the nose of the Queen, wife of Kazharsinga Nayanar(see previous picture), for [...]
He realised that the real owners of his wealth and property were Lord Siva and His [...]
Lord Shiva, pleased with Nayanar's sincerity and devotion, gave him one gold coin each day [...]
He killed his whole family for consuming the paddy kept for Shiva temples and devotees [...]
Lord Shiva preferred to attend Pusalar's mental temple rather than the lavish temple built [...]
A weaver by profession, his mind was constantly thinking of the Lord, his lips always [...]
A Spider, who perished after serving a Shiva Lingam under a Jambul tree, was re-born as a [...]
Lord Shiva was mermerised by his Yazh Music. He is known to have added music to [...]
Ardent devotee of Lord Shiva and father of Sundaramurthi Nayanar.
Ardent devotee of Lord Shiva and mother of Sundaramurthi Nayanar.