Question

who were the nayanars and the alvars ? write any three difference between them.
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Answer 1

The Nayanars and Alvars were the Tamil poet-saints who played a key role in propagating the Bhakti Movement in Southern India during the 5th-10th Centuries...

Different between nayanars and the alvars

Nayanars - Nayanars were devoted to Lord Shiva and his avatars..

Alvars - Alvars were devoted to Lord Vishnu and his avatars...

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Answer 2

Explanation:

Nayanar were devoted to lord shiva while alvar were devoted to lord vishnu. There were 63 nayanar saints while 12 alvar saints. Nayanar compilation of song was called tevaram and tiruvacakam while alvar compilation are called Divya Prabandham