Mangayarkkarasiyar

Her devotion to Lord Shiva is recounted in the hagiographic poem Periyapuranam compiled by Sekkizhar as well as in the Tiruthondar Thogai written by the poet-saint Sundarar.

Hindus suffered persecution and Having converted the king, the Jain monks started to wield greater power in the kingdom.

The Prime Minister sympathized with the Queen and they were both deeply concerned about the spread of Jainism and the atrocities committed by the Jain monks in Madurai.

The king was also cured of his hunchback and came to be known as Ninra Seer Nedumaara Nayanar[3](meaning 'one who stands tall and erect' in Tamil).

For their role in the spread of Shaivism, the Queen, the Prime Minister and the King were each individually included in the list of Nayanmars and their tales were rendered in the hagiographic poem Periyapuranam compiled by Sekkizhar as well as in the Tiruthhthondar Thogai written by the poet-saint Sundarar.