Q. Who among the following not “Azhwars”?
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[A] Nadamuni

[B] Periyalvar

[C] Andal

[D] Sundarar

Answer: D
Notes:

Explanation: Azhwars composed moving hymns addressed to Vishnu. They were compiled in the Nalayira Divviyaprabandham by Nadamuni, at the end of the ninth century.

  • Periyalvar lived in Srivilliputtur during the reign of Pandyan king Maravarman Srivallabha in the ninth century.
  • The themes are mostly Krishna’s childhood. Krishna is the hero in Andal’s hymns.

Source: Tamil Nadu NCERT


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