Bhakti Movement
What is meant by a 'Pir' in the Sufi tradition?

The Guru of the Sufis
The greatest of all Sufi saints
The orthodox teacher who contests the Sufi beliefs
The Supreme God

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Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about the attitudes of Alvars and Nayanars towards caste system? I. Alvars and Nayanars initiated a movement of protest against the caste system and the dominance of Brahmanas or at least attempted to reform the system.II. Alvars and Nayanars always supported the caste system in the society.III. The importance of the traditions of the Alvars and Nayanars was sometimes indicated by the claim that their compositions were as important as the Vedas

Only I
I and II
All of these
I and III

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Which of the following statement (s) is correct about Alvar Saints?

The 63 Alvars saints were the Shiva devotional poets, who lived between 5th and 10th centuries
Only B
Both A & B
The twelve Alvars were Tamil poet-saints, who lived between 6th and 9th centuries AD and espoused 'emotional devotion' or bhakti to Visnu-Krishna in their songs

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