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Akka Mahadevi (c.1130–1160) was one of the early female poets of the Kannada literature and a spiritual leader in the Lingayat religion in the 12th century. At age 16, Mahadevi decided to wed Shiva, more precisely, Chenna Mallikarjuna (the beautiful Lord, pure as Jasmine). The daughter of devoted parents, she was initiated into bhakthi at the age of 7; by 16, she was almost a saint. But, when King Koushika’s eyes fell on her, she was forced to marry him. Koushika challenged Mahadevi’s stand that she only belonged to Shiva. When he pointed out that everything she had belonged to him, she discarded everything, including her clothes, and left the palace. The very next minute, long tresses covered her nakedness. She went to Kalyan, ...