Saints

NEVER சாமியார் (a Hindu ascetic/holy-man title) or சித்தர் — the Tamil Siddhar tradition (Agastya, Bogar, Thirumular, and others) is a distinctly Tamil category of adept-mystics credited with yogic and alchemical powers, a specifically Dravidian-Tamil religious phenomenon rather than a generic pan-Indian one. பரிசுத்தவான்கள் applies to every ordinary believer, not a class of spiritually attained masters.