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who were alvar and nayanar saints​

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Answered by dnsarda21
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Nayanars and Alvars

Between the 7th and the 9th centuries, there was an emergence of new religious movements led by Nayanars (saints devoted to Shiva) and Alvars (saints devoted to Vishnu), who came from all castes, including those considered 'untouchables', such as the Pulaiyar and the Panars.

They detested Buddhists and Jains and preached that love for Shiva and Vishnu was the path to salvation. They believed in the ideals of love and heroism from the Sangam literature and mixed them with values of bhakti.

Nayanars and Alvars wandered from place to place and composed unique poems and music in praise of their deities.

Between the tenth and the twelfth centuries, the Chola and Pandya kings built splendid temples around the shrines visited by these saint-poets.

Their poems were compiled and their hagiographies (religious biographies) were composed, and even today, they are sources of history for modern researchers.

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