The AzhwArs
Life History of 12 AzhwArs
Alwars (in pure Tamil AzhwAr) means "One who immerses himself". They really, deeply immersed themselves in their devotion and bhakti towards the Lord Sriya: Pathi Sriman Narayanan. They are incarnations of Nityasuris of Sri Vaikuntam; namely, the Garuda, the Vanamamali, the weapons, etc. They delivered the devotional hymns known as Divya Prabhandam.