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