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Nandanar (Tamil: நந்தனார் or திருநாளைப் போவார் நாயனார், Thirunalai Povar Nayanar) was a Nayanar saint born in South India who became a great devotee of Lord Shiva.

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nandanar alies thirun^ALaippOvAr born in dalit famliy and he mingled with cosmic dancer

Lord Nadarajar alies sivan in chidmbaram .

for him nandi satue or sivaganam moved a bit distance and shown lord siva lingam in thirupangor

he named as thirun^ALaippOvAr and he is one of the 63 nayanmar

in his name a big school started in 1950 by sagajananda in chidambaram

Nandanar kalvikazga road is a LOGEST street in chidambaram

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Nandanar was born in a village called Adhanur (ஆதனூர்) in a poor family. He was born at the cruel time where untouchability was being practised. He worked as a Naatamaikar (நாட்டாமை) under a Brahmin who owned around 240 acres of land (40 வேலி நிலம்). He had the love of the Brahmin who believed that Nandanar had a midas touch and that he is very loyal and sincere in his duty. But nothing was explicitly shown by the landlord towards the poor Nandan who served him devotedly.

Though Nandanar's deity was Karuppanasami, the protector lord of villages, He was a great devotee of Lord Shiva. He visits the Thirupangur Shiva Temple where the Bull (Nandikeshwar or Nandi) hides the Lord from His vision. Untouchability and caste-curse being very dominant at that time, the poor Nandanar could not enter the temple to have darshan. But without losing hope, Nandanar prays to the Lord and the Nandi moves aside, letting Him have the darshan of the Lord. He sings the glory of the Great God (Mahadeva) and returns back, only to lose his job since the Brahmin was told that Nandan went to the temple ignoring the work that was pending.

While on His way back, He hears that the Lord who dwells also in Chidambaram must be seen atleast once in a lifetime. Thus, the desire to visit Chidambaram grew in Nandanar to a great extent that he started pestering the Brahmin to grant him permission to visit Chidambaram at least once. Nandanar is named Thiru Naalai Povar (திரு நாளைப் போவார்) since he tells everyone that he will be going to Chidambaram tomorrow (naalai).

The Brahmin refuses to grant him permission and also ridicules Him of His desire to see the Lord of Chidambaram inspite of being born in a so called low-caste. But upon Nandanar's constant requests, he agrees but in one condition. It is that Nandanar can visit Chidambaram after all the 240 acres of land is cultivated and harvested.

Nandanar knew that it is a task next to impossibility. He cried to Lord Shiva in despair and Lord Shiva orders his Ganas to do all the work in a single night. The Brahmin gets astonished with the devotion of Nandanar, falls down in His feet and requests him to pardon him for his ignorance. Nandanar happily sets forth to Chidambaram and there too, he faces the same problem of being a low-caste born. He sits there in the entrance of the city, filled with anguish to see the Lord.

Lord Shiva appears in the dream of the 3000 saints of Thillai (தில்லைவாழ் அந்தணர் மூவாயிரம்) and instructs them to receive Nandanar with due respect.

Here the story turns controversial where some say that Nandanar was asked to enter fire to prove his purity and that he came out of fire unhurt and He got merged with the Lord. Some say that the Brahmins cleverly burnt him and covered the story as he got merged with the Lord. Nevertheless, Saint Nandanar is a great example of true devotion.

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