Consider the following Assertion (A) and Reason (R) regarding the rise of the early Bhakti movement in South India:
Assertion (A): The early Bhakti movements of the Alvars and Nayanars were often a protest against the rigidities of the caste system and Brahminical dominance.
Reason (R): These movements were supported and financed heavily by the Jain and Buddhist monks of South India to weaken orthodox Hinduism.
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Assertion (A) is true as the Bhakti saints opposed the rigid caste system and preached in the local language (Tamil) rather than Sanskrit. Reason (R) is false because the Alvars and Nayanars were fiercely opposed to Jainism and Buddhism, and a major theme in their hymns is the defeat and conversion of Jain and Buddhist monks.

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