Karaikkal Ammaiyar was a devotee of _______.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Shiva
Karaikkal Ammaiyar, one of the women devotees of the early bhakti traditions of Tamil Nadu, was a devotee of Shiva and adopted the path of extreme asceticism.
NCERT (2026-27): “2.3 Women devotees … Perhaps one of the most striking features of these traditions was the presence of women. For instance, the compositions of Andal, a woman Alvar, were widely sung (and continue to be sung to date). Andal saw herself as the beloved of Vishnu; her verses express her love for the deity. Another woman, Karaikkal Ammaiyar, a devotee of Shiva,…” |