VENGAMAMBA

by | Aug 22, 2019 | God and Goddess

INTRODUCTION Vengamamba (1730–1817), was a poet and a great devotee of Lord Venkateswara in the 18th century AD. She wrote lot of poems and songs. LIFE Vengamamba was born into a family of brahmins in 1730, at Andhra Pradesh. Since childhood, she was an ardent devotee...

TRIMURTHI

by | Aug 22, 2019 | Religious

INTRODUCTION The Trimurti is the three main gods in Hinduism who performs the three main functions of creation, protection, and destruction and are allocated to Brahma the creator, Vishnu the protector, and Shiva the destroyer. Dattatreya avatar is the incarnation of...

TIKKANA

by | Aug 22, 2019 | God and Goddess

INTRODUCTION Tikkana (1205–1288) was born into a Brahmin family. He translated some portions of Mahabharata into Telugu. LIFE Tikkana was born in Nellore district. Tikkana was the main person in resolving the conflict between the Shivaites and Vaishnavites. Tikkana...

THIRUMALISAI ALVAR

by | Aug 22, 2019 | Religious

INTRODUCTION Thirumalisai Alvar (4203BC-297AD) is a Tamil Vaishnavite saint born at Thirumalisai in Tiruvallur District, Tamil Nadu. He was considered as an “AMSA” of Sudarsana Chakra. LIFE Since he was born at Thirumalisai, he came to be known as Thirumalisai Alvar....

THAYUMANAVAR

by | Aug 22, 2019 | God and Goddess

INTRODUCTION Thayumanavar (1705–1744), was a spiritual philosopher and a saint from Tamil Nadu, India. Thayumanavar formulated the philosophy of Saiva Siddhanta. He wrote several Spiritual Tamil texts. His poems were written based on the philosophy of Hinduism....