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Paranjothi

7th century · 7th century · Also known as Siruthondar

Paranjothi was a general of the Pallava king Narasimhavarman I who led the army that captured and sacked the Chalukya capital Vatapi in 642. He later renounced war and became a devotee of Shiva, revered as Siruthondar, one of the 63 Nayanar saints of Tamil Shaivism, whose story is told in the twelfth-century Periya Puranam.

Paranjothi
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