Thiruppanandal Adheenam Explained

The Thiruppanandal Adheenam is a Saivite monastic institution based in the town of Thiruppanandal in Tamil Nadu, India. As of 2003, the Thiruppanandal Adheenam was one of the biggest landowning agencies in Thanjavur district.[1] It is one of largest land managing agency.

Activities

The Adheenam is involved in publishing Saivite literature, specifically Thevaram and Tiruvasakam and its translations. It is also involved in literary scholarship.[2] The Adheenam along with Thiruvaduthurai Adheenam and Dharmapuram Adheenam were founded during the 16th century to spread the ideology of Saiva Sidhantam.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Tamil Nadu: an unfinished task. 182. M. Thangaraj. 978-0-7619-9780-1. SAGE. 2003.
  2. Arabic-Tamil In South India And Sri Lanka: Language As Mimicry. 20840120. 182. M.M.M.. Mahroof. Islamic Studies. 32. 2. 1993. Islamic Research Institute, International Islamic University, Islamabad.
  3. Singing of a Place: Pilgrimage as Metaphor and Motif in the Tēvāram Songs of the Tamil Śaivite Saints. 601112. Journal of the American Oriental Society. Peterson. Indira V.. 1982. 102. 1. 82. 10.2307/601112.