Avvaiyar (8th-century poet)
Tamil Poet
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Avvaiyar (Tamil: ஔவையார்) was a Tamil poet who lived during the seventh or eighth century and was a follower of the poet-saint Sundarar.[1][2] She was the author of Vinayagar Agaval, a devotional poetic hymn to the Hindu deity Ganesha.[1] The name Avvaiyar means a 'respectable good woman', hence a generic title; her personal name is not known.[3]
