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GK QUESTION#1916

With reference to Indian devotional traditions, which statement best explains the role of Lal Ded (Lalleshwari)?

  1. AShe wrote lyrical songs in praise of Vishnu in classical Sanskrit
  2. BShe was a spiritual poet from Kashmir who expressed mystic ideas through short aphoristic versesCorrect answer
  3. CShe established a new school of temple dance linked to Shaivism
  4. DShe popularized structured devotional music in royal courts
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B. She was a spiritual poet from Kashmir who expressed mystic ideas through short aphoristic verses

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Lal Ded, also known as Lalleshwari, was a 14th-century Kashmiri mystic and poet. She conveyed Shaiva spiritual and mystical ideas through short, powerful verses called vaakhs, which influenced both Shaivism and Sufism in Kashmir.

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