Question

Write the names of important saints of Naynaar and Alvaar sect in South India.

Answer 1

nayannars : nayannars are saints who were devoted for the lord shiva.

alvars : alvars are saints who were devoted for the lord vishnu.

Answer 2

Appending below are the important saints of Naynaar and Alwaar sects in South India.

Naynaar:

Naynaar or Nayanmars were totally 63 in numbers who devoted themselves in the Hindu God Shiv or Shiva. They lived between 6th and 8th century and Sundarar was the first among them who compiled the list of the Nayanmars. Appending below is the list of famous saints among the 63 Nayanmars.  

v. Sundarar

vi. KannappaNayanar

vii. Appar (Thirunavukkarasar or Navukkarasar)

viii. KaraikalAmmaiyar, Sambandar

Alwaar:

Alwaarswere totally 12 in numbers who devoted themselves in the Hindu God Vishnu. They lived between 4200 BCE to 2700 BCE. Andal was the quite famous among them and other famous alwar saints were:

i. Nammalvar

ii. Peyalvar

iii. Boothathalvar

iv. ThondaradippodiAlvar