Who among the following was one of the women Nayanar saints?

Q. Who among the following was one of the women Nayanar saints?
Answer: Karaikkal Ammaiyar
Notes: Karaikkal Ammaiyar, earlier named Punitavati, was one of the Tamil Shaivite saints. She was married to a merchant but her ardent devotion to Lord Shiva conflicted with her duties as a wife and she thus chose to move out of the marriage, thereby denouncing the patriarchal norms

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