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Consider the following about Alvars and Nayanars. 1. They approved of the caste-based discrimination in India. 2. They did not produce any written compositions. 3. Women devotees were allowed within the Sangha. Which of the following statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following about Alvars and Nayanars. 1. They approved of the caste-based discrimination in India. 2. They did not produce any written compositions. 3. Women devotees were allowed within the Sangha. Which of the following statements given above is/are correct? Correct Answer 3 only

The correct answer is 3 only.

Important Points

  • Some historians suggest that the Alvars and Nayanars initiated a movement of protest against the caste system and the dominance of Brahmanas or at least attempted to reform the system.
  • To some extent, this is corroborated by the fact that bhaktas hailed from diverse social backgrounds ranging from Brahmanas to artisans and cultivators and even from castes considered “untouchable”. Hence statement 1 is not correct.
  • The compositions of Andal, a woman Alvar, were widely sung.
  • Another woman, Karaikkal Ammaiyar, a devotee of Shiva, adopted the path of extreme asceticism in order to attain her goal. Hence statement 3 is correct.
  • One of the major anthologies of compositions by the Alvars, the Nalayira Divyaprabandham, was frequently described as the Tamil Veda, thus claiming that the text was as significant as the four Vedas in Sanskrit that were cherished by the Brahmanas. Hence statement 2 is not correct.

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