Question

Explain the contributions of nayanars and alvars in bhakti movement

Answer 1

The Bhakti movement first started in the south India. the Bhakthi movement in south India was led by the Alvars and the Nayanars. They used regional languages to propogate their ideologies. Both the groups objected inequalities in the basis of caste, sex, religion, place if birth etc. They also gave had women in their group. Andal was a Shaivate saint and Karakkal Ammayar was a Vaishnavaite saint.