Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Medieval History

Consider the following clues concerning a devotional community:

  • Its members worshipped Shiva in the form of a linga worn on the body.
  • It rejected the theory of rebirth.
  • It buried rather than cremated its dead.
  • Its teachings were preserved in Kannada vachanas.

Which community is being described?

  1. Alvars
  2. Lingayats
  3. Kabirpanthis
  4. Dadupanthis
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