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Which Bhakti saint-poet, a woman from Karnataka, composed Vachanas advocating gender equality and personal devotion to Shiva?

  1. Akka Mahadevi
  2. Andal
  3. Mirabai
  4. Lal Ded

Answer: Akka Mahadevi

Akka Mahadevi (12th century) was a Lingayat saint who composed over 400 Vachanas in Kannada. She rejected social norms, wore no clothes (symbolizing renunciation), and sought union with Shiva as Chennamallikarjuna.

Topic Interdisciplinary - Culture & Gender
Exam Relevance UPSC, SSC
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