Identily the relationship of the Alvars and Nayanars of Tamil Nadu with the State from the eighth to the eighteenth century.

Identily the relationship of the Alvars and Nayanars of Tamil Nadu wit

1.	Identily the relationship of the Alvars and Nayanars of Tamil Nadu with the State from the eighth to the eighteenth century.
Answer» Solution :(i) Alvars were devotees of Vishnu and Nayanars were devotees of Shiva. (ii) Chola RULERS supported Brahmanical and Bhakti traditions. Royal patronage was granted to Nayanars. (iii) They tried to claim the divine suPport and with this motive they built magnificent Shiva temples Gangaikandaholapuram. (iv) In these temples, bronze made sculptures of Lord Shiva were kept and known as Nataraj. (v) Chola ruler Prantaka I consccrated metal images at Chidambaram. Thanjavur andof SAINTS of Shaivism-Appar, Sambandar and Sundarar. (vi) Krishna I, a Rashtrakuta ruler, who built Kailash temple at Ellora, ALSO granted for the construction of MANY temples. These rulers not hymns of Shiva but also made a great contribution in the compilation of Tevaram. (vii) The chola rulers often attempted to claim divine only popularised the support and proclaim their own power and status by building splendid temples and metral sculpture to recreate the visions of these popular saints. (VIII) The vellala peasants revered both Nayanars and Alvars.