Yogiyār, active 16th century
A sixteenth-century Kerala ascetic. He was probably born in the Nampūtiri brahmin family Taikkāṭŭ Mana in Edappal (central Kerala). Taikkāṭŭ Mana is a Vaidikan family, whose members are renown experts in the Vedic rituals’ procedure, belonging to the Śukapuram grāma. Before becoming an ascetic, Yogiyār seems to be named Nīlakaṇṭhan Nampūtiri
- HMML ID
- 483825343401
- PURL
- LC name
- Nīlakaṇṭhayogīśvara, active 16th century
- HMML name
- Yogiyār, active 16th century
- Library of Congress
- VIAF
Variants
- Nilakanthayigin
- Nīlakaṇṭhan
- Nīlakaṇṭhayogīśvara
- Taikāṭṭu Yogiyār
- Yogīśvara
- യൊഗിയാർ
Personal information
- Centuries
- 16th century CE
- Gender
- Males
- Place residence
- Associated countries
- Honorary titles
- Yogiyār
- Languages
General notes
- Citations
- S. Venkitasubramonia Iyer, "Melputtūr Mātṛdatta Bhaṭṭa," Journal of Oriental Research Madras 28, nos. 1-4 (1961): 61-67.
- Citations
- DKA 003 00046, Hill Museum & Manuscript Library.
Preferred citation
"Yogiyār, active 16th century." HMML Authority File. Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Last modified February 13, 2025. https://w3id.org/haf/person/483825343401
Change notes
- Date added
- 2025-02-13
- Last edited
- 2025-02-13