Question

Explain the following terms briefly:
1. Vaishnavas and Nayanar
2. Tiruvasagam
3. Khanqahs
4. Dharamshala​

Answer 1

Explanation:

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1. The Nayanars were a group of 63 saints devoted to Lord Shiva who lived during the 6th to 8th centuries CE. The Alwars were Tamil poet-saints of South India who espoused devotion to the Lord Vishnu or his avatar Lord Krishna in their songs of longing, and service.
2. Thiruvasagam (Tamil: திருவாசகம், romanized: tiruvācakam, lit. 'sacred utterance') is a volume of Tamil hymns composed by the ninth century Shaivite bhakti poet Manikkavasagar. It contains 51 compositions and constitutes the eighth volume of the Tirumurai, the sacred anthology of the Tamil Shaiva Siddhanta.
3. A khanqah (Persian: خانقاه‎) or khangah (Persian: خانگاه‎; also transliterated as khankahs , khaneqa, khanegah or khaneqah), also known as a ribat (رباط) – among other terms – is a building designed specifically for gatherings of a Sufi brotherhood or tariqa and is a place for spiritual retreat and character.
4. Dharamshala (also spelled Dharamsala) is the district headquarters of Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh, India. ... The administrative headquarters of the district were initially at Kangra, but were moved to Dharamshala in 1855. Dharamshala is 18 km (11 mi) from Kangra.