Skip to content Periya Alwar In all, we have 12 Alwars. Of them, two hail from Sri Villi Puttur. They are Vishnu Chitta and Andal, father and daughter. Vishnu Chitta is also called Periya Alwar. Among the Alwars, Vishnu Chitta has received high reverence. That is why he is also called as Periya Alwar. In Tamil, Periya means Read More
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Several eminent personalities in Vaishnavism, such as Ramanuja, Vedanta Desika, Manavala sages have sung them with delight. Of these, Ramanuja was nicknamed “Tiruppavai Jiyar”.
