Avvaiyar (Tamil: ஔவையார்) was a Tamil poet who lived during the seventh or eighth century and was a follower of the poet-saint Sundarar. She was the author of Vinayagar Agaval, a devotional poetic hymn to the Hindu deity Ganesha. The name Avvaiyar in Tamil is defined as a respectable good woman and was considered an honorific. Her given name is not known.
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Krishnamurti, Dr. C.R. (Professor Emeritus, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C. Canada) Thamizh Literature Through the Ages Project Madurai – Purananuru eText – http://tamilnation.org/literature/ettuthokai/pm0057.pdf Project madurai – Avvaiyar works in PDF – http://tamilnation.org/literature/auvaiyar/pm002.pdf http://www.aathithamizharperavai.com/home.html https://web.archive.org/web/20110308182216/http://www.tn.gov.in/policynotes/archives/policy2004_05/hrce2004-05-3.htm
External links Project Madurai Homepage Avvaiyar & her Writings