In Andal's Garden: Srivilliputtur

by Archana Venkatesan and Crispin Branfoot

A close focus on the temple-town Srivilliputtur of Tamil Nadu and the worship of one of south India's best-loved goddesses AndalAndal or Goda was a 9th-century Tamil poet and mystic, today worshiped as a goddess across southern India. Her vibrant, sensuous poetry, the Tiruppavai and Nacciyar Tirumoli, sings of her love for Vishnu. Her birthplace is Srivilliputtur, a small town 75 kilometers south of Madurai. Her temple in Srivilliputtur shares space...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9383243104
• ISBN13: 9789383243105
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: Marg Publications
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 2.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 9.9" x 12.2"