The Bhakti saints – Alwars and Nayanmars – also realized that Sanskrit was alienating a lot of people. They went from temple to temple singing in Tamil and the local people were drawn into it.

This is evident in the Tamil poetry of Alwars and Nayamnars, composed in the 8-9th centuries AD. Sikhism was a new form of bhakti that arose 500 years ago in Punjab, where God was formless (nir-guna).

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Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi criticizes political parties for distorting state's rich spiritual heritage, emphasizing importance of cultural values.

If you deny Carnatic music, if you deny Sri Ram, can you deny the Nayanars and Alwars?” he asked. People of this land have been struggling for the last 100 years to preserve the soul and culture ...

He said these statues would be replaced with those of Alwars and Nayanars, essentially saint poets and devotees of Lord Shiva and those of Tamil scholars and freedom fighters.

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Reason (R): Indian cities were densely populated. Answer: (a) 3.Assertion (A): The Alvars and Nayanars initiated a movement to protest against the caste system.

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