Question

What was the role of nayanars and alvars in bhakti movement?

Answer 1

Answer:

The alvar and nayanar saints popularized bhakti movement in South India. They came from different caste and followed different professions. They preached the path of surrendering oneself to God. These saint - poets travelled from place to place, singing hymns in praise of different Gods. The Chola kings built temples at places visited by these saints.

Answer 2

The Bhakti movement started in south India as a response from Hindu to face the new challenges that emerged in society as the Muslim religion.

Explanation:

• During the Bhakti Movement, nayanars were a group of saints, devoted to the god Shiva in Tamil Nadu.
• Nayanars began to emerge in the 6th to 8th century and led to the rise of Shaivism in south India.
• The alvars were Tamil poet-saints who accepted devotion towards the Hindu god Vishnu in their songs of yearning and services.
• They practised Vaishnavism, which considers Lord Vishnu as the highest being.

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