What was the main message of the Bhakti movement?
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Correct answer: Devotion and direct relation with God
The Bhakti traditions stressed loving devotion and a direct personal relationship with the chosen deity. Many saints used local languages and questioned the importance of elaborate ritual or rigid social barriers, though practices varied among regions and teachers. Military conquest, tax increases and palace construction were political or economic matters, not the movement's central message.
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Devotion and direct relation with God
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The Bhakti traditions stressed loving devotion and a direct personal relationship with the chosen deity. Many saints used local languages and questioned the importance of elaborate ritual or rigid social barriers, though practices varied among regions and teachers. Military conquest, tax increases and palace construction were political or economic matters, not the movement's central message.
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This is a Class 12 History question. Chapter: Bhakti-Sufi Traditions. Topic: Bhakti and Sufi ideas and practices.
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