Karaikkal Ammaiyar was:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Nayanar follower
Karaikkal Ammaiyar was a devotee of Shiva, and so belonged to the tradition of the Nayanars, the leaders who were devotees of Shiva.
NCERT (2026-27): “2.1 The Alvars and Nayanars of Tamil Nadu … Some of the earliest bhakti movements (c. sixth century) were led by the Alvars (literally, those who are ‘immersed’ in devotion to Vishnu) and Nayanars (literally, leaders who were devotees of Shiva). They travelled from place to place singing hymns in Tamil in praise of their gods.…”
|
