Consider the following pairs of prominent female Bhakti saints and the tradition they belonged to:
1. Andal : Alvar tradition (Devoted to Vishnu)
2. Karaikkal Ammaiyar : Nayanar tradition (Devoted to Shiva)
3. Akka Mahadevi : Virashaiva tradition (Devoted to Shiva)
Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

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All pairs are correctly matched. Andal is the only female Alvar. Karaikkal Ammaiyar was one of the three women Nayanars, known for her ascetic path. Akka Mahadevi was a prominent figure of the Virashaiva (Lingayat) movement who wrote mystical poems (Vachanas).

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