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Question
Match the following:
|
The Buddha |
Namgar |
|
Shankaradeva |
worship of Vishnu |
|
Nizamuddin Auliya |
questioned social differences |
|
Nayanars |
Sufi saint |
|
Alvars |
worship of Shiva |
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Solution
|
The Buddha |
questioned social differences |
|
Shankaradeva |
Namgar |
|
Nizamuddin Auliya |
Sufi saint |
|
Nayanars |
worship of Shiva |
|
Alvars |
worship of Vishnu |
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