Thirumalisai Alvar: 2 definitions
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Source: Tamil Arts Academy: HinduismThe Vaiṣṇavite saint, Thirumaḻisai āḻvār is said to have lived very close to the first three Āḻvārs, but his date has not been arrived at with any certainty. An interesting reference in his poem seems to throw some light on his date,
Source: WikiPedia: HinduismThirumalisai Alvar is a Tamil saint revered in the srivaishnavism school of south India between the 4th to 9th century CE in Tondai Nadu (now part of Kanchipuram and Tiruvallur districts). The legend of this saint devotees of Srivaishnavism believe that he was the incarnation of Vishnu's disc, Sudarshana.
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