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UGC NET June 2024 History (Re-Exam Shift-I)
Traditionally, the number of Alvars and Nayanars is:
A12 and 63 ✓ Correct
B63 and 12
C11 and 51
D51 and 11
Correct answer: (A) 12 and 63 — The answer is 12 and 63.
Explanation
★The answer is 12 and 63.
★Traditionally there were 12 Alvars and 63 Nayanars.
★In South India during the ninth and tenth centuries Vaishnava saints were called Alvars.
★The Shaiva saints were called Nayanars.
★Among the Alvars, Tirumangai, Periyalvar, Andal and Nammalvar were prominent.
★Among the Nayanars, Appar, Tirugnana Sambandar and Sundaramurthy were prominent.
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