Sundarar travelled a lot and wherever he went, he asked Siva for money to help in temple work. Once, when he was travelling past Vridachalam, he noticed the vimanam of a temple in the dense forest.

When Sundarar grew up, the king arranged for his marriage. Hence, on the wedding day, Shiva appeared disguised as an old man, holding a palm leaf, which stated that Sundarar was bound to serve him.

The old man claimed that Sundarar was meant to serve him, producing an ancient document as proof. The truth was revealed when Shiva disappeared into the sanctum sanctorum, leaving his footwear ...

Devotional hymns of Shaiva saints Appar, Sambandhar and Sundarar of the medieval age, are the Thevarams sung in a combined stream of song and music. These are acknowledged as one of the more ...

Around 300 BC (2300 years ago), King Kulasekara Pandyan built a small temple with a lingam, with Shiva’s name which is now referred to as god Sundarar. His son, Malayadhwaja Pandyan, became the ...

Sources say that Nandanar was mentioned in the 8th century by the Shaiva saint Sundarar, and in an 11th century verse by scholar Nambiyandar Nambi. All Hindus have the right to freely enter a temple.

He said the stone was at least 700 years old. “While the front portion of the stone depicts the image of saint and religious philosopher Sundarar with a half-moon above him, and a crocodile with ...

The old man claimed that Sundarar was meant to serve him, producing an ancient document as proof. The truth was revealed when Shiva disappeared into the sanctum sanctorum, leaving his footwear ...