HISTORY
MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS
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South India
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Bengal
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Gujarat
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Kashmir
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Detailed explanation-1: -It began around the 6th century CE among the Vaishnava Alvars in Tamil Nadu in South India. They were mendicants or poet saints who advocated a life of complete dedication to God.
Detailed explanation-2: -The correct answer is Tamil Nadu. Alwar saints were the famous Tamil Poet Saints of Tamilnadu. Alwar saints originate from the Tamil-speaking region of South India, Tamil Nadu. They are believed to have lived between 4200 BCE – 2700 BCE.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Alwars were Tamil poet-saints of South India who espoused devotion to the Lord Vishnu or his avatar Lord Krishna in their songs of longing, and service. The high priest of Raja Raja Chola I, Nambiyandar Nambi, compiled the hymns into a series of volumes called the Tirumurai.