Andal

Category
RELIGION

Language
INDIAN

Andal , also known as Kothai, Nachiyar, and Godadevi, was the only female Alvar among the twelve Hindu poet-saints of South India. She was posthumously considered an avatar of the goddess Bhudevi. As with the Alvar saints, she was affiliated with the Sri Vaishnava tradition of Hinduism. Active in the 8th-century,[1][2] with some suggesting 7th-century,[3][note 1] Andal is credited with two great Tamil works, Tiruppavai and Nachiyar Tirumo?i, which are still recited by devotees during the winter festival season of Marga?i. Andal is a prominent figure for women in South India and has inspired several women's groups such as Goda Mandali.[5]

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