WHO WERE ALVAR AND NAYANAR SAINTS ???
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Alwar Saints who were vaishnavas that is devotees to Lord Vishnu
and the nayanar Saints who were Shahbaz that is devoted to Lord Shiva
The Saints promoted caste equality and the equality of men and women all these help reduce social evils
then nayanar and Alvar LED large group of devotees from one temple to another Temple...
Alvars
Alwar were the Saints would you wanted to to Lord Vishnu. There was no discrimination on the basis of castes. Alvars included people from all over India, no matter to which castes they belonged.
Nayanars
Nayanars were the Saints who worshipped and were devoted to Lord Shiva. They basically belonged to Tamil Nadu.
Both the Alvars and Nayanars played a a major role in popularizing and influencing the Bhakti movement.