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The Alvars (), are the Tamil poet-saints of South India who espoused bhakti (devotion) to the Hindu preserver deity Vishnu through their songs of longing, ecstasy, and service. They are venerated in Vaishnavism, which regards Vishnu as the Ultimate Reality.
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- Hindu leader.name
- Alvars
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- Hinduism
- Hindu leader.philosophy
- Vishishtadvaita
- Hindu leader.region
- Tamilakam
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- Naalayira Divya Prabandham
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- Bhakti movement
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- Regional Vaishnava movements
- Hindu leader.school
- Bhagavata
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- Vaishnavism
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- Tamil
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