Arumuga Navalar (1822-1879) is considered the first Tamil layman to undertake as his life’s career the intellectual and institutional response of Saivism to Christianity in Sri Lanka and India The title ‘Navalar’ means ‘one who is learned’ was bestowed upon him by a...
Simhachalam is special for the worship of a composite image of ‘masculine’ avatars of Vishnu, Varaha and Narasimha The British emphasised the feminine nature of Hinduism, upsetting Hindu radicals who were determined to prove the masculine side of...
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