Karuvurar

Karuvurar
Siddhar
Karuvurar (left) with Rajaraja I (right)
BornKaruvoor, Chola Empire
(modern day Karur, Tamil Nadu, India)
DiedKaruvoor, Chola Empire
(modern day Karur, Tamil Nadu, India)
ReligionHinduism

Karuvurar was a sage or Siddhar from Karuvur (modern Karur) in Tamil Nadu, India. There are 18 Siddhars popularly known in Tamil literature. He is the one among the 18 Siddhars. Believers describe Siddhars as having the "ability to perceive the higher cosmic movements in universe." They are described as experts in Yoga, alchemy, literature, and philosophy, and as having the ability to move their souls to and from the bodies of others.[1]

  1. ^ "Agasthiya Guru & 18 Siddhars". 15 June 2010.