Sri Vaishnava poet-saint

Pey

Pey Alvar is one of the twelve Alvar saints of South India, who are known for their affiliation to Vaishnava tradition of Hinduism.

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YScheduled flightsBordeaux (BOD), 139 km
FTrains and coachesTransitous carries 445 timetable feeds for this country, 275 with real-time; a stop for a place this small is unverified
NFerriesno crossing within 25 km
YDriving and taxiOpenStreetMap roads; cab fare from the country band
NBike and scooter share167 share feeds in Transitous, not surfaced yet
NCruisesno open itinerary source anywhere

Y routable now · F found, not yet implemented · N no source known. Nearest place with more: Irun, 57 km.

43.631°, -1.202°

The verses of Alvars are compiled as Nalayira Divya Prabandham and the 108 temples revered are classified as Divya Desams. Pey Alvar is considered third in the list of the three principal Alvars, with the other two being Poigai Alvar and Bhoothath Alvar, collectively called Mutalamalvargal who are known to be born out of divinity. Pey Alvar composed hundred verses that are classified as Munram Tiruvantati and his composition is set in the antati style in which the ending syllable is the starting one for the next verse.

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