Q. Consider the following statements related to the Virashaiva tradition in Karnataka: [NDA 2019]
1. The Virashaiva movement was led by a Brahmana named Basavanna, a minister in the court of the Kalachuri ruler in the twelfth century,
2. The Virashaivas encouraged practices, approved by the Dharmashastras, like post-puberty marriages and remarriage of widows.
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: Both 1 and 2
