Srirangam Alvars

The first credit goes to the one of the srirangam alvars most recent Alvars (Nammalvar end of seventh century Kulasegaran alvar eightth century of beginig of ninth century - periyalvar mid ninth century) local tradition closely connections with some of Alvars with life of the temple ; chronicle of the temple  Kovil Olugu (11th and 12th centuries  credits are  the construction of the buildings in the fourth enclosure to Thirumangaialvar, the most famous creative of them all, supposed to have lived in the seventh century; unfortunately these buildings contain no trace which might confirm this.

 

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