Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Andal (Tamil: ஆண்டாள் Äṇɖāḷ is the only female Alvar among the 12 Alvar saints of South India. The Alvar saints are known for their affiliation to the Srivaishnava tradition of Hinduism. Active in the 9th-century, with some suggesting 8th-century, Andal is credited with the great Tamil works, Thiruppavai and Nachiar Tirumozhi, that are still recited by devotees during the winter festival season of Margazhi. Andal is known for her unwavering devotion to Lord Vishnu, the God of the Srivaishnavas. She was adopted by the Alvar saint, Periyalvar, who found her as a baby lying under a Tulasi (Ocimum tenuiflorum) plant in the temple garden of Srivilliputhur. He named her \"Kodhai\" or \"gift of Mother Earth.\" The Srivilliputhur Temple is dedicated to her and marks her birthplace.Saint Andal lived centuries before Shri Ramanujar.The rajagopuram of the Srivilliputhur Andal Temple is the official symbol of the Government of Tamil Nadu..Kumbabishekam of the Andal temple is scheduled on 20.01.2016 by TamilNadu Government"@en }
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- Andal abstract "Andal (Tamil: ஆண்டாள் Äṇɖāḷ is the only female Alvar among the 12 Alvar saints of South India. The Alvar saints are known for their affiliation to the Srivaishnava tradition of Hinduism. Active in the 9th-century, with some suggesting 8th-century, Andal is credited with the great Tamil works, Thiruppavai and Nachiar Tirumozhi, that are still recited by devotees during the winter festival season of Margazhi. Andal is known for her unwavering devotion to Lord Vishnu, the God of the Srivaishnavas. She was adopted by the Alvar saint, Periyalvar, who found her as a baby lying under a Tulasi (Ocimum tenuiflorum) plant in the temple garden of Srivilliputhur. He named her \"Kodhai\" or \"gift of Mother Earth.\" The Srivilliputhur Temple is dedicated to her and marks her birthplace.Saint Andal lived centuries before Shri Ramanujar.The rajagopuram of the Srivilliputhur Andal Temple is the official symbol of the Government of Tamil Nadu..Kumbabishekam of the Andal temple is scheduled on 20.01.2016 by TamilNadu Government".