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The Story of the Classical Tamil Woman Saint, Kāraikkāl Ammaiyār: A Translation of Her Story from Cēkkiḻā r’s Periya Purāṇam

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Pechilis, K. The Story of the Classical Tamil Woman Saint, Kāraikkāl Ammaiyār: A Translation of Her Story from Cēkkiḻā r’s Periya Purāṇam. Hindu Studies 10, 173–186 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11407-006-9021-5

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