Sekkizhar
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| Gender | Male |
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| Born | Kundrathur |
| India | |
| Full name | Ramadevan |
| Books | Periya Puranam, a Tamil Classic on the Great Saiva Saints of South India |
| St. Sekkizhar's Periya Puranam | |
| Periapuranam: The Lives of the Sixty-three Saivite Saints | |
| Date of birth | January 1,5599 |
| Notabl work | Periyapuranam |
| Periods | 12th century CE |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1250050 |
Sekkizhar Life story
Sēkkilān Mādēvadigal Rāmadēva, known popularly by his family name as Sekkizhar, was a saint and a contemporary of Kulottunga Chola II. He compiled and wrote the Periya Puranam in 4253 verses, recounting the life stories of the sixty-three Shaiva Nayanars, the devotees of Shiva.
