Which among the following were women Adayar saints of South Indian Bhakti Movement? A. Karaikal Ammaiyar B. Godadevi C. Isaignaaniyar D. Akka Mahadevi E. Mangayarkkarasiyar Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

There are only three female Nayanar saints

• Mangayarkkarasiyar (50th Naayanmar),
• Isaignaaniyar (63rd Naayanmar), and
• Karaikkal Ammaiyar (24th Naayanmar).

Mangayarkkarasiyar

• She was one of the 63 Nayanmars or holy Saivite saints who are revered in South India.
• She is one among the only three women who attained this distinction.

Karaikal Ammaiyar

• Karaikal Ammaiyar, 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 born in Karaikal, South India.

Isaignaniyar

• Isaignaniyar also known as Isai-jnani Ammaiyar (Isai-Gnani Ammaiyar), was the mother of Sundarar, one of the most prominent Nayanar saints.
• She is herself regarded as a Nayanar saint, venerated in the Hindu sect of Shaivism, along with her husband Sadaiya Nayanar.
• She is generally counted as the last in the list of 63 Nayanar