Bhakti movement

Bhakti movement (in Hinduism) is a religious movement. It was known as the ideas and engagement formed in the medieval era. It was based on love and devotion to religious concepts built around one or more gods and goddesses. Bhakti movement spoke against the caste system using the local languages so that the message reached to the people.It was an significant religious movement in medieval Hinduism.

Bhakti Movement Media

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  Krishna has been a major part of the Bhakti movement. One of the key devotees was Meera (pictured).

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  The Vaishnavite Saint Nammalvar. He is one of the most prominent of the 12 Alvars of the Vaishnavism Bhakti movement.

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  A copper alloy sculpture of a Shiva Bhakti practitioner from Tamil Nadu (11th Century or later).

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  Nayanars gallery at the Thiruthalinathar Shiva temple, Tiruppathur, a Shaiva Siddhanta temple. One important foundation of the Shaiva Siddhantha tradition is the Shaiva bhakti of the Nayanars.

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  Depiction of Andal, a major poet of the Bhakti movement of Vaishnavism

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  Statue of Basava (1131–1196), founder of Lingayatism

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  Chaitanya Mahaprabhu leading the Vaishnavas in 'Nagar kirtan', devotional chanting and dancing, in the streets of Nabadwip, Bengal.

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  Dhekiakhowa Bornamghar at Jorhat. Namghars are places of congregational worship and centres of local self-governance in Assam, introduced by Bhakti saints such as Sankaradeva, Madhavadeva and Damodaradeva