Consider the following statements:begin{enumerate}[I.]item Karaikkal Ammaiyar, a devotee of Shiva, adopted the path of extreme asceticism in order to attain her goal.item Andal and Karaikkal Ammaiyar renounced their social obligations but did not join an alternative order or become nuns.end{enumerate}Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about the women devotees of the period?

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Consider the following statements:

A	is/are correct about the women devotees of the period?
B	Only I
C	Only II
D	Both I & II
E	All of the above

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Karaikkal Ammaiyar, a devotee of Shiva, adopted the path of extreme asceticism in order to attain her goal. Hence, the statement I is incorrect.

Detailed explanation-2: -Karaikal was a maritime trading city in Chola Nadu. Ammaiyar, whose original name was Punitavati, was born to Dhanadattan in a merchant community known as Nattukottai Nagarathar (also known as Nattukottai Chettiar). She was married to Paramadattan, a wealthy merchant from Nagapattinam.

Detailed explanation-3: -Karaikkal Ammaiyar is one of the greatest figures of early Tamil literature, a Bhakti poet and saint who probably lived during the 6th century AD. She was one of the three women amongst the 63 Nayanmars, a group of saints devoted to the Hindu god Shiva. “Ammaiyae” literally means mother.

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