Aadi Pooram 2025: Aadi Pooram is celebrated annually. It's one of the most auspicious festivals in Tamil Nadu and South India. This sacred day is dedicated to Andal Devi, the only female Alvar Saint.

Srivilliputtur, a small town in Virudhunagar district, is famous due to it being the birthplace of Andal, one among the twelve Azhvars or famous devotees of Vishnu. Andal, who according to historians, ...

Andal, the only female among the 12 Alvar saints of South India, lived in the seventh century. She was devoted to Vishnu and desired to marry his form, Ranganath. When found wearing garlands meant for ...

In 2024, Andal Jayanti was celebrated on August 7th, honoring Goddess Andal, viewed as an incarnation of Goddess Lakshmi. Observed mainly in Tamil Nadu, this festival fell on the Pooram Nakshatra ...

December marks the beginning of the Tamil month of Margazhi, sacred to the memory of poetess Andal. Andal's verses on Vishnu continue to inspire devotees but lovers of literature around the world may ...

Google Andal and you would probably find informative articles telling you that the 9 th century figure was the only woman among the 12 Alvar saints of South India. A great devotee of the Blue-God ...

For over 75 minutes, Andal took centre stage in Lakshmi Parthasarathy Athreya’s solo dance theatre production, ‘Kodhai Alwar.’ A Tamil saint-poetess, she is believed to have lived in the seventh or ...

Andal Jayanti 2025: The auspicious day of Aadi Pooram, also called Andal Jayanti, honors Goddess Andal, who is believed to be a manifestation of Goddess Lakshmi. Andal Jayanti is celebrated during the ...

Google Andal and you would probably find informative articles telling you that the 9 th century figure was the only woman among the 12 Alvar saints of South India. A great devotee of the Blue-God ...