Apputhi Adigal

Apputhi Adigal
Personal
Born7th century CE
ReligionHinduism
Organization
PhilosophyShaivism, Bhakti
HonorsNayanar saint,

Apputhi Adigal, also spelt as Apputhi Adikal, Atputhi Adigal, Apputi Adigal, Appoodi Adikal, Appoothi Adikal and Appudhi Adigal and known as Appuddi Nayanar, was a Nayanar saint, venerated in the Hindu sect of Shaivism. He is generally counted as the twenty-fifth in the list of 63 Nayanars.[1] He is described as a contemporary of Appar or Thirunavukkarasar (first half of the 7th century CE), one of the most prominent Nayanars.

  1. ^ Roshen Dalal (2011). buddhism: An Alphabetical Guide. Penguin Books India. p. 281. ISBN 978-0-14-341421-6.