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Sevai
Sevai (Tamil: சேவை), shavige (Kannada: ಶಾವಿಗೆ) or santhakai (Western Tamil Nadu: சந்தகை), or Saemia is a type of rice vermicelli popular in Southern India, particularly Tamil Nadu (Kongunadu region), Karnataka and some parts of Kerala. While typically made from rice, varieties made out of other food grains like wheat, ragi, etc. can also be found. Sevai is popular throughout South India as a meal throughout the day.
Preparation.
Sevai is mostly made fresh
and the temple of Andal at Srivilliputhur. It is also performed in a different form at the Melkote temple in southern Karnataka, where the Divya Prabhandham is sung but not enacted.
Origin legends.
Performing legends trace the origin of the araiyar sevai to Nathamuni, a 10th-century Vaishnavite teacher, who according to tradition compiled the Divya Prabandham. According to the legends, Nathamuni composed musical tunes ("icaippa") for the hymns along with dance steps to bring out their meaning. He instituted three annual festivals,