UPPSC 2013 General Studies I Solved Paper

Question : 40 of 150

Marks: +1, -0

Who among the following was not an alvar Saint?

Poyagai
Tirugyan
Pudam
Tirumangai

Solution:

(b) Tirugyan was not an alvar saint.Alvar (Azhvar), is a group of South Indian mystics who from the

7^{th}

10^{th}

century wandered from temple to temple singing ecstatic hymns inadoration of god Vishnu. Their counterpart among followers of god Shiva were Nayanars. Poyagai,Pudam, and Tirumangai were Alvarsaints .

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