Tag - Appar and Mahendra Varma Pallava

Saint Appar escapes death sentence-He floats ashore singing the Namachivaya Padhigam

My post on the magnificence of the Thirupathiripuliyur temple will not be complete without the narration of the visit to this sacred miraculous spot where something astonishing happened several years ago. Mahendra Varma Pallava, under the influence of his Jain citizens, was greatly angered that Saint Appa/Thirunaavukarasar converted from Jainism to Shaivism. History...