Question

Read the Passage and Answer the following Questions:


 Bhakti movement was a revolution started by the Hindu saints to bring religious reforms by adopting the method of devotion to achieve salvation.

This movement resulted in various rites by practicing rituals of devotion among the Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs in the Indian subcontinent.

Their method of expression was to sing devotional compositions in the temples, Gurudwaras and Masjids.

History of Bhakti movement


Bhakti movement started from the southern parts of the country, by Alvaras and Nayanars

The wave of Bhakti movement started from south India, by Alvaras-the devotees of Lord Vishnu and Nayanars-devotees of Shiva.


They travelled to various places singing hymns in Tamil in praise of their gods.

Later, many temples were built that became the sacred places for pilgrimage.


The compositions by the poets- saints became part of temple rituals in these shrines.


Some historians also believed that the Alvaras and Nayanars initiated a movement of protest against the caste system and the dominance of Brahmanas or at least attempted to reform the system.



a) How were links between Bhakti tradition and temple worship strengthened? [2]

b) How did the ideas of Bhakti become very popular? [2]

c) What is the idea of Supreme God?[1]

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Answer 1

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