Saint Haridas was the founder of ………………………………. sect.

Correct option is C

The correct answer is (c) Niranjani.
· Saint Haridas was the founder of the Niranjani sect, a Bhakti religious community primarily based in central Rajasthan.
· He is believed to have lived from the mid-sixteenth to the early seventeenth century.
· Saint Haridas was born in Kapadod village near the town of Didwana in Rajasthan.
· Before becoming a saint, he was a dacoit, and he is often referred to as the "Valmiki of Kaliyuga" due to his transformation from a life of crime to spirituality, similar to the sage Valmiki, the author of the Ramayana.
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Sant Ramcharan:
· He was a Rajasthani Hindu guru and the inspirator of the religious tradition called Ramsnehi Sampradaya or Ramdwara.
· He initiated and illustrated Nirguna Bhakti, a devotion to a formless, abstract concept of God.
Alkhiya Sect:
· The followers of this sect do not believe in caste and creed.
· Most followers are located in the Churu and Bikaner regions of Rajasthan.
· The main seat (Pradhan Peeth) of this sect is in Bikaner.
· The Granth (holy scripture) of this sect is Alakh Stuti Prakash.
· The Samadhi (memorial) of Lalji, a significant figure in this sect, is in Jaipur.
Saint Nimbarka:
· He was a preacher of Vaishnavite Bhakti in the Telangana region.
· Saint Nimbarka was not a contemporary of Akbar, which distinguishes him from other saints in the Mughal era.