GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -The movement started with the Shaiva Nayanars and the Vaishnava Alvars, who lived between 5th and 9th century CE. Their efforts ultimately helped spread bhakti poetry and ideas throughout India by the 12th–18th century CE.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mirabai was born into a Rathore Rajput royal family in Kudki (modern-day Pali district of Rajasthan) and spent her childhood in Merta. She is mentioned in Bhaktamal, confirming that she was widely known and a cherished figure in the Bhakti movement culture by about 1600 CE.

Detailed explanation-3: -Nayanars and Alvars played a very important role in the Bhakti Movement in Southern India during the 5th-10th Centuries.