Andal

Rarity: Uncommon

A topic a little better known than average, read and translated beyond its own country.

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What Wikipedia says

Andal (Tamil: ஆண்டாள், romanized: Āṇṭāḷ, lit. 'she who rules'), also known as Kotai/Kodhai and Nachiyar is one of the 12 Alvars, who are Tamil saints who patronised Vaishnavism during the Bhakti movement. She is the only female Alvar.

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