acks sufficient hagiography. Narayanan mentions three different hagiographical traditions describing Andal's discovery by her father in the garden and her later refusal to marry, preferring to marry Visnu instead. For Andal, however, this is no mere fantasy and when she is brought to Srirangam upon Visnu's request, she is unified with the Lord both physically and spiritually, thus marrying Him.
             Apart from biographical stories, Andal is also survived by her two Tamil poems, which are recited daily in Srivaisnava temples. Also, inline with the recent emergence of women bhajana groups that sing the poems of the Tamil saints, several such groups have developed that are devoted specifically to the praise and worship of Andal-Goda through the singing of her poetry. It is interesting to note as well that
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