Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Medieval India: Bhakti Sufi Traditions

Question:

The woman devotee of Vishnu among the following is:

(1) Meera Bai
(2) Karaikkal Ammaiyar
(3) Andal
(4) Didda

Options:

1

2

3

4

Correct Answer:

3

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 3 - 3

(1) Meera Bai
(2) Karaikkal Ammaiyar
(3) Andal
(4) Didda

Perhaps one of the most striking features of Alvar and Nayanar traditions in South India was the presence of women. For instance, the compositions of Andal, a woman Alvar, were widely sung (and continue to be sung to date). Andal saw herself as the beloved of Vishnu; her verses express her love for the deity. Another woman, Karaikkal Ammaiyar, a devotee of Shiva.