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Karaikkal Ammaiyar is one of the three female Nayanars. She is reverentially called Amma which means mother. Her real name was Punithavathi. She was a great devotee of Shiva from her childhood. She cared for all Shaivites like a mother. She was married. Once her husband had sent her two mangoes for himself. She gave one to a Shaiva. When her husband came and asked for mangoes, she produced the mangoes by miracle. From that day he mother. There are depictions of her in the form of mother goddess and there is a temple dedicated to her. She probably lived during the sixth century. When she visited Kailas she walked on her hands. This was in reverence to Shiva. In this way she became the greatest of the Naynars. In this way. She became the greatest figure of the Naynars.
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