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Which of the following literary works, composed by Sekkizhar during the Chola period, serves as the hagiographical account of the sixty-three Nayanmar saints?
A. Periyapuranam✓ Correct Answer
B. Kambaramayanam
C. Kalingattupparani
D. Muthollayiram
💡 Solution & Explanation
Periyapuranam, authored by Sekkizhar under the patronage of Kulothunga Chola II, narrates the lives and devotional journeys of the sixty-three Shaivite Nayanmars. Kambaramayanam is the Tamil epic version of the Ramayana composed by Kambar. Kalingattupparani by Jayankondan celebrates the military victory of Kulothunga I over Kalinga. Muthollayiram is an earlier classical verse collection praising the Chera, Chola, and Pandya monarchs.
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