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Nayanars	Alvars
Nayanars were devoted to Lord Shiva and his avatars	Alvars were devoted to Lord Vishnu and his avatars
Nayanars were active around the 6th-8th Century AD	Although modern scholars consider the Alvars to be active between the 5th and 10th Century AD, they are believed to have lived between 4200 BCE – 2700 BCE
The high priest of Raja Raja Chola I, Nambiyandar Nambi, compiled the hymns into a series of volumes called the <i>Tirumurai.</i>	The hymns of the Alvars were made into a consolidated volume known as <i>Divya Prabandha.</i>
The Nayanars were from various backgrounds, including Brahmins, Harijan, and nobles. Along with the twelve Vaishnava Alvars, they are regarded as the important Hindu saints from South India.	The Bhakti literature that sprang from Alvars had contributed to the establishment and sustenance of a culture that broke away from the ritual-oriented Vedic religion and rooted itself in devotion as the only path for salvation
Tiru Neelakanta Meiporul Viralminda Amaraneedi Eripatha Yenathinathar	Sri Andal Thirumazhisai Alvar Thiruppaan Alvar Nammalwar Kulasekara Alwar