Consider the following about Virashaiva movement.

1. It was initiated by Basavanna.

2. It began in Karnataka in the mid-eighteenth century.

3. It was against Brahmanical ideas about caste and the treatment of women.

4. It did not support rituals but was inclined towards idol worship as a symbol of the eternal truth.

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What characterizes the teachings of Kabir?

1. He did not move place to place to give his teachings and stationed near a hermitage.

2. He believed in institutionalism in religion which leads to a creation of a non-hierarchical social structure.

Which of the above is/are correct?

Consider the following about the Nayanars and Alvars.

1. They were sharply critical of the Buddhists and Jainas and preached ardent love of Shiva or Vishnu as the path to salvation.

2. They drew upon the ideals of love and heroism as found in the Sangam literature with the values of bhakti.

3. They went from place to place composing exquisite poems in praise of the deities enshrined in the villages they visited.

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Virashaiva movement initiated by Basavanna and his companions like Allama Prabhu and Akkamahadevi argued for

1. Equality of all human beings

2. Revival of a new caste system based on divine origin

3. Promoting idol worship

4. Rituals to be conducted by all segments of society

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Consider these major bhakti saints and the regions associated with them.

1. Ramdas

2. Nammalvar

3. Surdas

4. Vallabhacharya

What is the correct North-South order of the regions associated with them?