Srirangam´s Arayars.The Arayar sevai is the unique upachara or offering to Vishnu made in three Vais
Srirangam´s Arayars.The Arayar sevai is the unique upachara or offering to Vishnu made in three Vaishanava temples in Tamilnadu. Srirangam, Azhvar thirunagar and Sri villiputhur and in the Melkote Thiru Narayana temple in Karnataka, performed by a specific family who hold the hereditary rights to this offering. The Arayar through music and hand gestures expounds the meaning of the Tamil verses composed on Vishnu by the 12 Alwars-saints (who lived in various periods between the 7-8 centuries.) that are found in the Divya prabandham. In addition to this the Arayars also perform two other worship services that have a combination of music and drama called the” Muthukuri sevai” and the “Pallupattu.” -- source link
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