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Discuss the ways in which the Alvars, Nayanars, and Virashaivas expressed critiques of the caste system.
(a)They openly challenged caste distinctions.
(b)Virashaivas rejected temple worship completely.
(c)They accepted caste but sought reforms.
(d)Alvars, Nayanars, and Virashaivas used poetry and public debates to critique caste.

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