Tiru Kovalur
Deities

Tiru Kovalur

Tiruvekkā / Tirukkōvalūr — cave-Vishnu of Villupuram

Status · Anusandhāna
Source · Tier 2
Tradition · Hindu
Period · 7th c.

Tiru Kovalur

One of 108 Divya Desams. Famous as where the FIRST THREE ALVARS (Poygai, Bhutatt, Pey) met in a rainstorm and composed the first Tamil Vaishnava hymns — the foundational event of Alvar literature.

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