Which one of the following pairs denoting various forms of 'Bhakti' is not correctly matched?

The Bhakti movement is broadly classified into Saguna and Nirguna traditions. Saguna bhakti involves the worship of deities with specific attributes and anthropomorphic forms, such as Vishnu and Shiva [1]. Nirguna bhakti focuses on a formless, abstract God without attributes [2]. In South India, the movement was led by two distinct groups of poet-saints: the Alvars and the Nayanars. The Nayanars were devotees of Shiva. However, the Alvars were Vaishnavite saints who were devoted to Vishnu and his incarnations, such as Krishna, rather than Shakti [1]. While the Saguna tradition did include forms of the goddess or Devi, the Alvars specifically championed Vaishnavism [2]. Therefore, the pair matching Alvars with the devotion of Shakti is incorrect.

Sources

1. [1] THEMES IN INDIAN HISTORY PART II, History CLASS XII (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 6: Bhakti-Sufi Traditions > Early Traditions of Bhakti > p. 143
2. [2] THEMES IN INDIAN HISTORY PART II, History CLASS XII (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 6: Bhakti-Sufi Traditions > Shastras or devotion? > p. 144