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Bogar, Bhogar, or Boganathar was a Tamil Shaivite Siddhar. He was a disciple of Kalangi Nathar. [ 1] He was born in Vaigavur near Palani Hills. He received his education from his mother and his grand father described in several traditions and texts. [ 2] Bogar himself describes his native roots in his book "Bogar 7000".
Karuvurar Siddhar lived in Karuvoor in Tamil Nadu now it is called as Karur. [2] He lived during the reign of the king Rajaraja I.According to the evidence from the Saint Agathiyar’s work "Agathiyar-12000" and the Saint Bogar's work "Bogar - 7000", Karuvurar was descended from a noble Vishwakarma Brahmin family. [3]
The following information is available about Sri Kamalamuni in the book Bogar 7000 written by Bhogar. Song 5729: Kamalamuni was born in the Tamil month of Vaikasi (May — June), his birth star being the second part of Poosam. Song 5725: The siddhar named Kamalamuni belongs to Kuravar caste. He lived for six-eight generations.
The book Perunool kaviyam 1000 (Tamil:பெருநூல் காவியம் 1000) has an account of most of the siddhas. Below listed the songs where the particular siddhas are mentioned. Agasthiyar - Song 141; Bogar, Karuvoorar, Dhanvantari - Song 143; Pulasthyar, Sattaimuni, Macchamuni, Korakkar, Rama Devar - Song 155
Tirumular ( Tamil: திருமூலர், romanized: Tirumūlar ), also known as Suntaranāthar, was a Tamil Shaivite mystic and writer, considered one of the sixty-three poet-saints called the Nayanars, and is listed among a group of 18 sages called the Siddhars. His magnum opus, the Tirumantiram, consisting of over 3000 verses, forms a ...
Kuzhanthai Velappar Temple is a Hindu temple in the village of Poombarai near Kodaikanal in Dindigul . Around 10 to 12 centuries after returning from China, Bogar completed the Palani Andavar statue. He built one more Navabasanam Statue at the midpoint of the Palani and PoombariWestern gates. Nowadays its location is referred to as the Yanai ...
Korakkar Caves are found in both Sathuragiri and the Kolli Hills, where he is noted to have practiced his sadhana. Like his colleagues, the 18 Siddhars, Korakkar also penned much cryptic Tamil poetry pertaining to Medicine, Philosophy and Alchemy. He was one of the first to use Cannabis in his medicinal preparations for certain ailments, and as ...
In Tamil, the first recipient of the award was R. P. Sethu Pillai, who was honored for his collection of essays entitled Tamil Inbam in 1955. Posthumous recipients of the award include Kalki Krishnamurthy (1956), Bharathidasan (1969), Ku. Alagirisami (1970), Aadhavan Sundaram (1987), C. S. Chellappa (2001), Melaanmai Ponnuchamy (2008).