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Kodhai is the pen name of Andal, a 9th-century Tamil poet-saint who is considered one of the 12 Alvars, the revered Vaishnavite saints of South India. She is also known as "Goda" and is highly regarded for her devotional poetry in praise of the Hindu God Vishnu. Andal is said to have been around sixteen when she composed the Nachiyar Thirumozhi. She says that in the 30 stanzas on Thiruppavai, the first five stanzas introduce the main theme, its...
