BHAKTISM IN SOUTHERN INDIA

Alvars were the devotees of

• Lord Shiva

• Lord Vishnu

• Lord Krishna

• Lord Rama

Worship of Jagannath is the best example of .....

• Nature worship

• Rejection of idol worship

• Worship of a saint

• Integration of Cult

Bhakti movement is originated in....

• North India

• Northeastern india

• South India

• Western India

Which is not properly matched

• Alwar-devotee of Vishnu

• Naynar- Devotee of Ram

• Nirgun- believe in God without attributes

• Sagun- Believe in God with attributes

Which is not properly matched

• Virshaivas- Karnataka

• Pandharpur Bhagwat- Maharashtra

• Nirgun bhakti- North India

• Naynar- North India

Which is not related to virshaivas

• Rejection of Caste system

• Burying the deadbody

• Widow remarriage & delayed Marriage

• Worship of Vishnu

Who gave the concept of the Great and Little Tradition

• James Mill

• Robert Reidfield

• Alexander Cunningham

• François bernier

Which is not properly matched

• Andal -alwar

• Karaikal Ammaiyar - Lingayat

• Baswanna- Virshaivas

• Kabir - Nirgun bhakti

Singer-poets expressed________, a loyal devotion to and dependence upon their chosen god.

• Bhakti

• Hinduism

• Sanskrit

• Buddhism

Through the use of common, everyday languages to make Hinduism more accessible to people of every social group, an impact of a the bhakti movements was ________.

• a cultural unity began to emerge across the Indian subcontinent

• that people became more divided across social and cultural groups

• elite priests and religious leaders became more powerful

• local leaders required people to join the bhakti movement