Arivattaya Nayanar or Thayanar was the 12th Nayanar, a group of 63 Shaivite saints, venerated as great devotees of the god Shiva. Nayanars lived before or during the lifetime of Sundaramurthy Nayanar.   Arivattaya Nayanar was born as Thayanar on a Thiruvadhirai (Adra) star day in the Tamil month Thai in a wealthy Vellalar family in Kannanthangudi, a village located in Thanjavur district. Thayanar was a staunch devotee of Shiva […]