Option a is the correct answer The Alvars were a group of Tamil poet-saints who lived in South India from the 6th to the 10th centuries. They were devotees of Vishnu and they composed many hymns in his praise. Important Tips Nayanars Alvars - Nayanars were devoted to Lord Shiva and his avatars. - Alvars were devoted to Lord Vishnu and his avatars. - Nayanars were active around the 6th-8th Century AD. - Although modern scholars consider the Alvars to be active between the 5th and 10th Century AD, they are believed to have lived between 4200 BCE -2700 BCE. - The high priest of Raja Raja Chola I, Nambiyandar Nambi, compiled the hymns into a series of volumes called the Tirumurai. - The hymns of the Alvars were made into a consolidated volume known as Divya Prabandha. - The Nayanars were from various backgrounds, including Brahmins, Harijan, and nobles. Along with the twelve Vaishnava Alvars, they are regarded as the important Hindu saints from South India. - The Bhakti literature that sprang from Alvars had contributed to the establishment and sustenance of a culture that broke away from the ritual-oriented Vedic religion and rooted itself in devotion as the only path for salvation - Tiru Neelakanta
- Meiporul
- Viralminda
- Amaraneedi
- Eripatha
- Yenathinathar - Sri Andal
- Thirumazhisai Alvar
- Thiruppaan Alvar
- Nammalwar
- Kulasekara Alwar