Kabir was a famous Indian devotional mystic poet and saint. His writings influenced Hinduism's Bhakti movement, and his verses are found in Sikhism's scripture Guru Granth Sahib, the Satguru Granth Sa
Painting of Kabir weaving, c. 1825
Kabir with Namadeva, Raidas and Pipaji. Jaipur, early 19th century
Indian postage stamp portraying Kabir, 1952
Painting of bhagat Kabir with attendants, circa late 17th century
The Bhakti movement was a significant religious movement in medieval Hinduism that sought to bring religious reforms to all strata of society by adopting the method of devotion to achieve salvation. O
Kabir
…Kabir (fl. 15th century) was a famous Indian devotional mystic poet and saint. His writings influenced Hinduism's Bhakti movement, and his verses are found in Sikhism's scripture Guru Granth Sahib, the Satguru Granth Sahib of Saint Garib Das, and Kabir Sagar of Dharamdas. Today…
Krishna has been a major part of the Bhakti movement. One of the key devotees was Meera (pictured).
The Vaishnavite Saint Nammalvar. He is one of the most prominent of the 12 Alvars of the Vaishnavism Bhakti movement.
A copper alloy sculpture of a Shiva Bhakti practitioner from Tamil Nadu (11th Century or later).
Nammalvar (c. 798 CE), one of the Tamil Alvars and author of the Tiruvaymoli and the Tiruviruttam