Karaikkal Ammeiyar
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Karaikkal Ammaiyar, Karaikkalammaiyar (which means the mother from Karaikkal), one of the few females amongst the sixty three Nayanmars, is one of the greatest figures of early Tamil literature. Her birth name was Punitavati, and she was born at Karaikkal, South India, and lived during the 6th century, and was a great devotee of Shiva.
[edit] Reference
- Dictionary of Hindu Lore and Legend (ISBN 0-500-51088-1) by Anna Dhallapiccola
- Karaikkalammaiyar (ISBN 978-90-811564-1-7) by Peter de Bruijn, For more info also click here [1]
[edit] Bibliography
- Karavelane (French language) Kareikkalammeiyar, oeuvres editees et traduites, institut francais d'indologie, Pondicherry (1956)
- Jagadeesan, N The Life and Mission of Karaikkal Ammaiyar Bhattacharya, N.N. [ed] Medieval Bhakti Movements in India Munishiram Manoharlal, New Delhi, (1989), pages 149-161
- Schouten, Jan Peter (Dutch language) Goddelijke vergezichten - mystiek uit India voor westerse lezers, Ten Have b.v., Baarn, the Netherlands, (1996), ISBN 90-259-4644-5
- Karaikkalammaiyar: Part 1: An iconographical and textual study; Part 2: Poems for Siva (ISBN 978-90-811564-1-7) by Peter de Bruijn, 2007. 147 pp. colour, B/W plates. For more information also click here [2]
[edit] External links
- Karaikal Ammaiyar
- Karaikkalammaiyar in Sri Lanka[3], article in Dutch on karaikkalammaiyar
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