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Dear student A new kind of bhakti in south India was led by Nayanars and Alvars in the seventh to ninth centuries .The Nayanars were the saints devoted to Shiva and the Alvars were saints devoted to Vishnu. They came from all castes including those considered “untouchable” like the Pulaiyar and the Panars. They preached ardent love of Shiva or Vishnu as the path to salvation. The Nayanars and Alvars went from place to place composing poems in praise of the deities enshrined in the villages they visited, and set them to music. Regards

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17. Which of the following statements are true with respect to Alwars and Nayanars?

i. They used Tamil for promoting their messages and singing hymns in praise of God.

ii. They did not believe in caste based discrimination then prevailing in the Hindu society.

iii. Women saints were condemned by Alwars and Nayanars.

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