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Appar belongs to Vellalar.
Many of the devotees wrote bhakti poems to show their devotion to a deity. Appar was one such poet. He is the Tamil poet-saint. Appar was a devotee of Shiva. He lived 1400 years ago. He composed many poems about Shiva as he was a devotee of Shiva. Through his poems, we can understand the true devotion of the poet toward his deity. In his poem, he conveys the message that devotion is more valuable than social status. These poems are written during the period when the idea of bhakti was spread. Bhakti refers to an intimate, two-way relationship between devotees and god. During the period every person began to devote a deity.

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