Lakshmi Kumara Tatacharya
Lakshmi Kumara Tatacharya | |
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Murtis of Lakshmi Kumara Tatacharya (centre) with his spouse (extreme right) and Vedanta Desika (extreme left) as in Kanchipuram | |
| Title | kōṭikannikā-dāna tirumalai eṭṭūr Immaḍi Rāyadurgam śrī Lakṣmī-Kumāra Tāta-Deśikan |
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| Born | 3 December 1571 |
| Died | 3 December 1643 (aged 72) |
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| Relatives | Pañcamatabhañjanam Tātācārya (paternal uncle) Ananta Lakṣmī (daughter) |
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| Religion | Hinduism |
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Lakshmi Kumara Tatacharya (Tamil: லக்ஷ்மீ குமார தாத்தாச்சாரியார்), (1571–1643) was a prominent saint and guru of the Sri Vaishnava tradition of Hinduism. He served as the rajaguru (royal preceptor) for a ruler of the Vijayanagara Empire, Venkatapati Raya. He was also the overseer of a number of sacred temples known as the Divya Desams, including Srirangam, Kanchipuram, Tirumala, Melkote, and Srivilliputtur.