From the 6th to 12th century CE, the Tamil devotional poems written by Nayanmars ( sages of Shaivism ) and ( Alvars, sages of Vaishnavism ) heralded the great Bhakti movement which later engulfed the entire Indian subcontinent.

Kulasehkhara dynasty was named after the founder and devotional Vaishnavite poet and one of the 12 Alvars, Kulashekhara Varman ( r. 800-825 CE ). Kulasekhara Varman is also known as Kulasekhara Alvar or Ramarajasekharan.

This form of Vaishnavism flourished in South India during the third to tenth centuries CE, and is still commonplace, especially in present day Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, as a result of the twelve Alvars, saints who spread the sect to the common people with their devotional himns.

In San Marco, fra Girolamo taught logic to the novices, wrote instructional manuals on ethics, logic, philosophy and government, composed devotional works and prepared his sermons for local congregations.

He and his close friend, the humanist poet Girolamo Benivieni, composed lauds and other devotional songs for the Carnival processions of 1496, 1497 and 1498, replacing the bawdy Carnival songs of the era of Lorenzo de ’ Medici.

110 and to the mood of " certain quiet devotional passages in the Missa Solemnis ", both of which were composed in this same period.

He has composed eleven thousand one hundred and eleven doha ( couplets ) on the leela of Radha Krishn and the devotional philosophy called Radha Govind Geet ; 1008 pad ( songs ) called Prem Ras Madira ; hundreds of kirtan in the form of Yugal Shatak and Yugal Ras and twelve pad which fully describe the beauty and the decorations of Krishn, and thirteen pad which describe the beauty and the decorations of Radha Rani called Shree Krishn Dwadashi and Shree Radha Trayodashi.

Specifically, he worshipped the forms of Krishna, popularised the chanting of the Hare Krishna maha mantra and composed the Siksastakam ( eight devotional prayers ) in Sanskrit.

Tyagaraja composed thousands of devotional compositions, most of them in praise of Lord Rama — most of which remain very popular even today.

Apart from his literary works, Rajagopalachari also composed a devotional song Kurai Onrum Illai devoted to Lord Venkateshwara, a song set to music and a regular at Carnatic concerts.

It seems probable that the Tirumurai devotional literature was not, however, considered to belong to the Śaiva Siddhānta canon at the time when it was first composed: the hymns themselves appear to make no such claim for themselves.

Undoubtedly, the great poet must have been influenced by the devotional milieu in that area when he composed his magnum opus, the Gita Govinda.

A large number of devotional songs too were composed by him which could be sung by his disciples, while moving with him in groups.

He composed a devotional prayer called the Migtsema Prayer to his Sakya master Rendawa, which was offered back to Tsongkhapa, with the note of his master saying that these verses were more applicable to Tsongkhapa than to himself.

The composers belonging to the Tamil Trinity of Muthu Thandavar ( 1560-1640 CE ), Arunachala Kavi ( 1712 – 1779 ) and Marimutthu Pillai ( 1717 – 1787 ) composed hundreds of devotional songs in Tamil and helped in the evolution of Carnatic music.

Shri Laxmipathi, a desciple of Pandit Rukmangada composed a number of Marathi and Hindi devotional songs set in musical Ragas.

* Golden Grove, a devotional work composed in 1655 by Jeremy Taylor ( 1613-1667 ) whilst living at Gelli Aur

Less than a month before his death he produced an oratorio, " The Flight into Egypt ", and his requiem mass, composed for his own funeral, is said to embody his most devotional church style.

The word gitanjali is composed from " git ", song, and " anjali ", offering, and thus means – " An offering of songs "; but the word for offering, anjali, has a strong devotional connotation, so the title may also be interpreted as " prayer offering of song ".

The Antya-lila gives a survey of the devotional plays composed by Rupa Goswami, activities of various devotees and occasional critics and their interactions with Caitanya ; Caitanya ’ s interactions with Raghunatha dasa Goswami, and Jagadananda ; Caitanya's increasing experience of the searing agony of separation from Krishna ( viraha or vipralambha bhava ) and concludes with the famous Siksastaka ( eight verses of poetic instruction ), the only thing personally written by Shri Caitanya Mahaprabhu himself.

The humble mystic saint Kabir, who established his own order, composed devotional verses in the Bhakti spirit, but in common-man's Hindi dialect and transcending the Hindu-Muslim theocratic divide.

Tulsidas, Mira Bai and Surdas composed immortal Hindu devotional poetry in Hindi-dialects in the Mughal period – it is reminiscent of the earlier Kannada and Tamil Bhakti poetry of South India.

Some devotional poems for Krishna are also composed in Braj Bhasha.

Other akathists have been composed to Christ and to various saints as well ; while not part of any prescribed service, these may be prayed as a devotional hymn at any time.

Despite being a strong atheist, he composed brilliant devotional songs like " Harivarasanam ", Guruvayoor ambalanadayil, Chethi mandaram thulasi, Nithya vishudhayam kanya mariyame etc.

Tyagaraja ( 1767 – 1847 ) of Tanjore composed devotional songs in Telugu, which form a big part of the repertoire of Carnatic music. In addition to nearly 600 compositions ( kritis ), Tyagaraja composed two musical plays in Telugu, the Prahalada Bhakti Vijayam and the Nauka Charitam.

The Chovot HaLevavot became, a popular book among the Jews throughout the world, and parts of it were recited for devotional purposes during the days before Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year.

" As evidence of that Goodwin cites E. B. Pusey ’ s report that ninety-five editions of this devotional text were printed during Keble ’ s lifetime, and " at the end of the year following his death, the number had arisen to a hundred-and-nine.

Matteo Perez d ' Aleccio ( 1547 – 1616 ) was an Italian painter of devotional, historical and maritime subjects during the Mannerist period.

Ordained in July 1840 by the bishop of Winchester, he at once entered on ministerial work in that city, and during his ministry there and under the influence of the missionaries Henry Martyn and David Brainerd, whose lives he studied, he carried devotional asceticism to an injurious length.

The word may also refer to the traditional Hindu devotional song that is sung during the ritual.

Devotional medals also became very popular in Catholic countries ; during the Reformation there had also been a vigorous tradition of Protestant medals, more polemical than devotional, which continued with the Geuzen medals produced in the Dutch Revolt.

The attempt to establish a canon of his liturgical works may ultimately be vain: what we have to deal with is not necessarily the recognizable oeuvre of one man, but rather a devotional tradition, a profoundly penitential spirituality which was cultivated among the East Slavs during the medieval period and taken up by other Orthodox Slavs under the pressure of social and political vicissitudes .”.

The murti is regarded by some Mahayana Buddhists ( e. g. Muktinath ) during worship as a point of devotional and meditational focus.

Summarising the Christian Renoux book on the prayer, an article by Egidio Picucci on the 19 – 20 January 2009 issue of L ' Osservatore Romano says that the earliest record of the prayer is its appearance, as " a beautiful prayer to say during Mass " in the December 1912 number of the small devotional French publication La Clochette, " the bulletin of the League of the Holy Mass ".

It suddenly occurred to me one afternoon that I should write out the reading for that evening thought by thought, rather than doing it on the spot during our devotional time.

Upon the final triumph of Archbishop Artold during the 948 Universal Synod of Ingelheim, Flodoard became for a time his chief adviser, but withdrew to a monastery in 952, and spent the remaining years of his life in literary and devotional work.

" As evidence of that, Goodwin cites E. B. Pusey's report that ninety-five editions of this devotional text were printed during Keble's lifetime, and " at the end of the year following his death, the number had arisen to a hundred-and-nine.

While psalms, readings and devotional music may be performed during Eucharistic adoration, in many Roman Catholic churches this is rarely done and silent contemplation and reflection is the focus of adoration.

The current enumeration is partly based on a circular devotional walk, organised by the Franciscans in the 14th century ; their devotional route, heading east along the Via Dolorosa ( the opposite direction to the usual westward pilgrimage ), began and ended at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, also passing through both Gethsemene and Mount Zion during its course.

Thomas S. Monson addressing the student body during a weekly devotional

According to traditional accounts, during his employment Ramprasad would write devotional songs to Kali.

One of the very old and ancient festivals that often mentioned in the devotional hymns of saints like ( Tirugnanasambandar and Sundarar ) and many Tamil literature, usually held during the summer between March and April months of every year, lasts more than 25 days.