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Identify the unique feature of the songs composed by saints.

A

They were composed in regional languages.

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The poorest people often added their own experiences to the songs.

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They were passed on verbally

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They were written down in books

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Solution

The correct options are
A They were composed in regional languages.
B The poorest people often added their own experiences to the songs.
Most of the devotional songs composed by Bhakti saints were written in local languages. The poorest people sang them and added some of their own experiences while singing them.

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