Together with the twelve Vaishnava Alvars, the Nayanars are sometimes considered South India's 75 Apostles of Bhakti because of their importance to the rise of the Hindu Bhakti movement.
The Nayanars are sometimes considered South India's 75 Apostles of Bhakti because of their importance to the rise of the Hindu Bhakti movement. This was together with the twelve Vaishnava Alvars.