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Karaikal Ammaiyar
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Karaikal Ammaiyar (born Punītavatī), meaning "The Revered Mother of Karaikal", is one of the three women amongst the 63 Nayanmars and one of the greatest figures of early Tamil literature. She was also known as pēyār meaning "the ghoul-like one". She was born in Karaikal, South India, and probably lived during the 5th century CE. She was a devotee of Shiva.