The compositions of thirty Vachana women poets included the work of the 12th-century Virashaiva mystic Akka Mahadevi whose devotion to the bhakti movement is well known. Contemporary records indicate some royal women were involved in administrative and martial affairs such as princess Akkadevi, (sister of King Jayasimha II) who fought and defeated rebellious feudals. Inscriptions emphasise public acceptance of widowhood indicating that Sati (a custom in which a dead man's widow used to immolate herself on her husband's funeral pyre) though present was on a voluntary basis.
Thirty Vachana female poets composed works including those by 12th-century Virashaiva mystic Akka Mahadevi, whose devotion to the bhakti movement is well-known. Historical records indicate that some royal women were involved in administrative and military roles, such as Princess Akkadevi (sister of King Jayasimha II), who fought against rebellious nobles. Inscriptions emphasize public acceptance of widowhood, suggesting that Sati, a practice where a deceased man's widow would immolate herself on her husband’s pyre, was voluntary.