Srivilliputhur Andal's hand-crafted parrot is made with fresh green leaves each and every day. The tuft of the hair is bunned to the side and adorned with jasmine flowers and elaborate jewellery Andal's Hairstyle ДЄndal's hairstyle and ornamentation are unique to ancient Tamil culture. ДЄndal garland is also sent to Madurai Kallazhagar temple for the Chithirai Festival. Д®very year Tirupati Venkateswara's garland is sent to Srivilliputtur Andal for marriage festival of Andal. These garlands are worn by Lord Venkateswara during the Garuda seva procession. These traditional garlands are made of tulasi, sevanthi and sampangi flowers. ДЇor Tirupati Brahmotsavam, garlands worn to Andal in Srivilliputhur temple are sent to Venkateswara Temple at Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh. Since Andal married Ranganatha, the presiding deity is called Rangamannar. It is also believed that Ranganatha of Ranganathaswamy temple married Andal, who later merged with the idol. In the Thiruppavai, Andal, as a Gopi in Ayarpadi ( Brindavan), emphasizes that the ultimate goal of life is to seek surrender and refuge at the Lord's feet.

Similarly, in Tamil Nadu Andal is remembered for her pure love and devotion. In North India, Radha is celebrated as the 'Queen of Bhakti (devotion).' Among the female devotees, Mirabai's name is also taken as an example of complete devotion or Bhakti to Lord Krishna. She wrote Thiruppavai and Nachiyar Thirumozhi. Andal had another name too, it was Nachiar. As time passed, her resolve strengthened and she thought constantly about marrying Ranganathar of Thiruvarangam (the reclining form of Vishnu). As Kodhai grew into a beautiful maiden, her fervor for the Lord grew to the extent that she decided to marry only the Lord himself. Kodhai was brought up by Vishnuchitta (Periyalvar) in an atmosphere of love and devotion. Andal is also called as Nachiar or Andalnachiar. The practice is followed during modern times when the garland of Andal from Srivilliputhur Andal Temple is sent to Tirumala Venkateswara Temple on Garudotsavam during the Tamil month of Purattaasi (September вЂ“ October) and Azhagar Koyil during Chitra Pournami. The girl Kothai was thus named Andal and was referred to as 'Chudikodutha Sudarkodi' (а®љаЇ‚а®џа®їа®•аЇЉа®џаЇЃа®¤аЇЌа®¤ а®љаЇЃа®џа®°аЇЌа®•аЇЌа®•аЇЉа®џа®ї), meaning the lady who wore and gave her garland to Lord Vishnu. Lord Vishnu appeared in his dream and asked him to dedicate only the garland worn by Andal to him because when the new garland was put it fell down but when the garland worn by Andal Vishnu turned into gold. Periyalvar, who later found it, was highly upset and remonstrated her. She is believed to have worn the garland before dedicating it to the presiding deity of the temple. He named the child as Kothai, who grew up as a devotee of Lord Krishna, an avatar of Vishnu, the supreme God. One day, he found a girl child under a Tulasi in a garden inside the temple. He was childless and he prayed to God to save him from the longing. Periyalvar (а®ЄаЇ†а®°а®їа®Їа®ѕа®ґаЇЌа®µа®ѕа®°аЇЌ), originally called Vishnuchithan, was an ardent devotee of Perumal (Vishnu) and he used to string garland to god every day. 9 Contemporary commentaries and inspired poems.

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