Consider the following statements related to the Virashaiva tradition in Karnataka: 1) The Virashaiva movement was led by a Brahmana named Basavanna, a minister in the court of the Kalachuri ruler in the twelfth century. 2) The Virashaivas encouraged prac

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Q: (NDA-II/2019)
Consider the following statements related to the Virashaiva tradition in Karnataka: 1) The Virashaiva movement was led by a Brahmana named Basavanna, a minister in the court of the Kalachuri ruler in the twelfth century. 2) The Virashaivas encouraged practices, approved by the Dharmashastras, like post-puberty marriages and remarriage of widows.
Which of the statement/s given above is/are correct?

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History

question_exam: 

NDA-II

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