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Andal Äṇɖāḷ is the only female Alvar among the 12 Alvar saints of South India. The Alvar saints are known for their affiliation to the Srivaishnava tradition of Hinduism. Active in the 9th-century, with some suggesting 8th-century, Andal is credited with the great Tamil works, Thiruppavai and Nachiar Tirumozhi, that are still recited by devotees during the winter festival season of Margazhi.

Andal is known for her unwavering devotion to Lord Vishnu, the God of the Srivaishnavas. She was adopted by the Alvar saint, Periyalvar, who found her as a baby lying under a Tulasi ( Ocimum tenuiflorum) plant in the temple garden of Srivilliputhur. He named her "Kodhai" or "gift of Mother Earth." Saint Andal lived centuries before Shri Ramanujar. Nonetheless, the story of Andal has no reliable historical account, except for 2 hagiographies.

The Srivilliputhur Temple is dedicated to her and marks her birthplace. The rajagopuram of the Srivilliputhur Andal Temple is the official symbol of the Government of Tamil Nadu..

Andal (community development block)

Andal (community development block) (also spelled Ondal) is an administrative division in Durgapur subdivision of Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Andal and Durgapur police stations serve this block. Headquarters of this block is at Andal More and Andal. Dakshin Khanda, Mahira, Kajora, Harishpur, Palashban, Dignala, Andal, Baska, Siduli, Khandra, Ukhra and Dhandadihi are urban areas in this block. The census towns Chak Bankola and Parashkol are both partly in Andal block and partly in Pandabeswar block.

Andal (crater)

Andal is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 108 kilometers. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1976. Andal is named for the Tamil writer Andal, who lived in the 10th century.

Andal (disambiguation)

Andal (circa seventh-eighth centuries AD) was the only female Alvar of the 12 Alvar saints of South India, who are known for their affiliation to Vaishnava tradition of Hinduism.

Andal may also refer to:

  • Andal, Bardhaman, a census town and police station in West Bengal, India
  • Andal (community development block), an administrative division in the Durgapur subdivision of Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal
  • Andal (crater), a crater on Mercury
  • A fictional ethnic group in A Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin