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The Hoysala King ___________ welcomed Ramanujacharya and patronized him.
The Hoysala King ___________ welcomed Ramanujacharya and patronized him.
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The correct option is A Bitti Deva
Vishnuvardhana was
a king of the Hoysala Empire in what is today the modern state of Karnataka,
India. He ascended the Hoysala throne after the death of his elder brother Veera
Ballala I in c.1108. Originally a follower of Jainism and known as Bitti Deva,
he came under the influence of the Hindu philosopher Ramanujacharya, converted
to Hindu Vaishnavism and took the name "Vishnuvardhana".
Vishnuvardhana was a king of the Hoysala Empire in what is today the modern state of Karnataka, India. He ascended the Hoysala throne after the death of his elder brother Veera Ballala I in c.1108. Originally a follower of Jainism and known as Bitti Deva, he came under the influence of the Hindu philosopher Ramanujacharya, converted to Hindu Vaishnavism and took the name "Vishnuvardhana".
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