Kumaragurupara Desikar

Kumaragurupara Desikar (c. 17th century) or Kumaraguruparar was a poet and Saivite ascetic connected with the Dharmapuram Adheenam. Kumaraguruparar was born to Shanmukha Sikhamani Kavirayar and Sivakama-Sundari Ammaiyar in Srivaikuntam, Thoothukudi district. Until age five, he was unable to speak. When they visited Tiruchendur temple, he was blessed with speech. He sang Kandar Kalivenba in praise on Murugan. A few years later, he wrote Pillaitamizh in praise of The Madurai Meenakshi temple. Soon afterward, he enrolled at the mutt at Dharmapuram where he began to study Sivava Siddhanta. Childhood