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Select the correct statement (s) with reference to the Bhakti Movement:
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Collection of Alvar Saints hymns is known as Divya Prabandha.
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Compilation of Alvar Saints poetry/literature Tirumurai is called “Tamil Veda”.
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Both A & B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The collection of their hymns is known as the Naalayira Divya Prabandham.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Bhakti movement first gained popularity in South India during the medieval period. By the seventh century, two groups-the Nayanars and Alwars emerged in Tamil Nadu. They led the Bhakti movement in South India.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Alvars, which literally means “those immersed in God", were Vaishnava poet-saints who sang praises of Vishnu as they traveled from one place to another. They established temple sites such as Srirangam, and spread ideas about Vaishnavism.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Bhakti literature by the Nayanars and Alvars.
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