TNPSC Thervupettagam

Sambandar

August 2 , 2021 1139 days 898 0
  • The National Gallery of Australia (NGA) has announced that it would return 14 works of art from its Asian art collection to India including Sambandar.
  • Dancing child-saint Sambandar of 12th century belongs to Chola dynasty.
  • Sambandar was one of the Nayanmars.
  • Nayanmars is a group of sixty-three saints active in South India from the sixth to the ninth century.
  • They were instrumental in popularizing the worship of Shiva through devotional poetry and song.

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