Arumuka Navalar
Sri Lankan Shaivism and Tamil language scholar, reformer, revivalist (1822-1879) · Academics · Died at 56
Arumuka Navalar was a Sri Lankan Shaivite Tamil language scholar and a religious reformer who was central in reviving native Hindu Tamil traditions in Sri Lanka and India.
Arumuka Navalar is read about 20 times a day, in 4 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 10 August 2026
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The popular Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil in Jaffna, destroyed in the late 15th century by the Portuguese and rebuilt in 1750 was targeted by Navalar as built not according to Agamic requirements
Murugan with his two wives. Arumuka Navalar published the Tirumurukarrupatai, a devotional poem dedicated to Murugan.
Arumuka Navalar Memorial hall near Nallur Kandaswamy temple, JaffnaAbout this person
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1822 to 1879 · aged 56
