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Manavala

Hindu leader

Also known as: Varavara Muni

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role in Tenkalai sect

In Tenkalai
…of the Tenkalai sect, and Manavala, or Varavara Muni (1370–1443), is regarded as its most important leader. The sect’s main centre is at Nanganur, near Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu state), and the Tenkalai are referred to as the southern school of the Shrivaishnava.
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