The bhakti movement emerging in 6th century India, challenged the existing Vedic religion and the Brahmins led the van by giving more importance to bhakti than to knowledge which was the domain of a select few. The idea was to realize a direct relationship with God. This thought remains enshrined in the sacred 'four thousand' of the Alvars. The highly theistic movement finally found a temple-centered expression. Ramanuja after succeeding to his ponitifical seat ...
