Book Details

• Publisher: Institut Francais De Pondichery

• Author: Karavelane

• Language: Tamil Text with French Translation

• Edition: 1982

• Pages: 180 (with 20 B/W illustrations)

• Cover: Paperback

• Dimensions: 24 cm x 16.5 cm

• Weight: 310 gm

• ISBN: 9788184700046

About the Book

Chants Devotionnels Tamouls de Karaikkalammaiyar is an old and rare scholarly work dedicated to the devotional hymns of Karaikkal Ammaiyar, one of the earliest and most revered Saivite women saints of Tamil tradition. This volume presents the original Tamil verses alongside a careful French translation, enabling deeper cross-cultural and academic engagement with early Tamil bhakti literature. The text captures the intense ascetic devotion, poetic fervor, and spiritual radicalism that define Karaikkal Ammaiyar’s hymns, offering valuable insight into the foundations of Saivism and Tamil devotional expression. Enriched with black-and-white illustrations and produced with academic precision, this book is a significant resource for scholars, researchers, and collectors interested in Tamil studies, religious history, and comparative devotional traditions.