Question : Name the Bhakti Saint from South India who was initially a Jaina and a minister in the court of a Chalukya king in the twelfth century.
Option 1: Karaikkal Ammaiyar
Option 2: Basavanna
Option 3: Eknath
Option 4: Tallapaka Annamacharya
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Correct Answer: Basavanna
Solution : The correct option is Basavanna.
Basava, also known as Basavanna or Basaveshwara, is a South Indian Bhakti Saint who was a Jaina and a minister in the court of a Chalukya monarch in the twelfth century. Basava was a notable philosopher, politician, and poet-saint who was influential in the South Indian Bhakti movement. He is regarded as the Lingayat sect's founder saint and is famed for his devotional poetry and teachings that emphasized social equality and Lord Shiva worship.
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