The Nāyaṉārs were Tamil devotees of Śiva, traditionally sixty-three, who lived between about the sixth and ninth centuries. Their hymns, especially those of Appar, Campantar and Cuntarar, were gathered in the Tirumurai and shaped Tamil Śaiva Siddhānta.
Nāyaṉārs
The sixty-three Tamil saints devoted to Śiva, whose hymns form part of the Tamil Śaiva canon.
Also: Nayanars