Amuktamalyada
Sign in to savethumb|160px|Krishnadevaraya thumb|160px|Saint Andal (14th Century, Madurai), at the [[Los Angeles County Museum of Art]] The Āmuktamālyada () is a Telugu epic poem composed by Krishnadevaraya, the ruler of the Vijayanagara Empire, in the early 16th century. Amuktamalyada translates to "One who offered the garland after wearing it herself". Considered as a masterpiece, the Amuktamalyada describes the legendary wedding of the Hindu deity Ranganayaka, an avatar of Vishnu, and Andal, one of the poet-saints called the Alvars, at Srirangam gives insight into the religious, political and cultural set
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- Author
- Krishnadeva Raya King of Vijayanagar
- First published
- 1964
- Editions
- 3
- Subjects
- Poetry
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- literary work
- Author
- Krishnadevaraya
- Genre
- epic poem
- Country of origin
- India
- Image
- Amuktamalyada by Krishnadevaraya.jpg
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- publication date
- 1509-00-00
- language of work or name
- Telugu
- copyright status
- public domain
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- Amuktamalyada
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- Krishnadevaraya
- Andal
- Work
- References
thumb|160px|Krishnadevaraya thumb|160px|Saint Andal (14th Century, Madurai), at the [[Los Angeles County Museum of Art]] The Āmuktamālyada () is a Telugu epic poem composed by Krishnadevaraya, the ruler of the Vijayanagara Empire, in the early 16th century. Amuktamalyada translates to "One who offered the garland after wearing it herself". Considered as a masterpiece, the Amuktamalyada describes the legendary wedding of the Hindu deity Ranganayaka, an avatar of Vishnu, and Andal, one of the poet-saints called the Alvars, at Srirangam gives insight into the religious, political and cultural settings of Vijaynagar empire. It is a treatise on polity and administration.
==Krishnadevaraya==
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