Bhakti Origins

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2019

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ID: HIS_PHI_2019_118 Ref: Chapter 6: Bhakti-Sufi Traditions

Who were Alvars?

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Alvars were 12 Tamil poet-saints of South India who were deeply immersed in devotion to Lord Vishnu between the 6th and 9th centuries.

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