Mirabai was a princess of Rathod clan and was married to the crown prince of Chittor. She was an ardent devotee of Krishna and wanted to devote her life to worship of her lord. She refused the royal status and other norms of high class society. Her devotion to her deity was supreme. Hence, she left the royal palace and began to lead simple life with ordinary people, this is the reason they preserved her memory.

The major teachings of Baba Guru Nanak were as
under:
(i) He emphasised the importance of the worship of one God.
(ii) He insisted that caste, creed or gender was irrelevant for attaining liberation.
(iii) His idea of liberation was not that of a state of inert bliss but the pursuit of active life with a strong sense of social commitment.
(iv) He, himself, used the terms nam, elan and insan-for the essence of his teachings which actually meant right worship, welfare of purity of conduct.
(v) He directed to the importance of right belief and worship, honest living and helping others

Many teachers of that time rejected prevalent religious beliefs and practices because they thought that these beliefs and practices was not accessible to all.

One evening a marriage procession was passing by the side of Mirabai, the Rajput princes's fort. She was standing along with his grandfather, she saw the bride and asked her grandfather, who would marry me? Her grandfather without consciousness told that she will be married to Lord Krishna.
But, unfortunately, she got married to Bhojraj, ruler of Chittor without her wish.
Meera's brother-in-law and Rana gave her immense pain and sufferings to make her forget about Lord Krishna.
Out of love of Krishna, she left the fort and royal life. However, it is considered a myth by many others.

It is the temple of Bull, his body is compared to the moving body of Basava is the Kannada form of Sanskrit word bull 'Vrishabha'. As Basavanna was named Basava by his Guru. The Guru said, "By the grace of God Shiva, Nandi (Vrishabha) himself has been born as your son" to his parents. He was an all-time deity of Lord Shiva, he says to Lord that I have my legs like pillars, the body the shrine, the head a cupola (Dome made on the Buddhist Stupas) of gold.
He is referring the temple as the body of bull, Nandi or Vrishabha, which alone will stay forever and the temple will fall or erode away.

Miniatures are small-sized paintings generally done in water colour on cloth or paper. The earliest miniatures were on palm leaves or wood.
These painters illustrated manuscripts containing historical accounts and poetry. The Mughal Emperors patronised these highly skilled painters

Baba Guru Nanak had a large number of followers. They belonged to a number of castes but traders, agriculturists, artisans and craftsmen predominated.

The Nayanars and Alvars led religious movements in South India during 7th to 9th centuries. The Nayanars were devotees of Shiva while the Alvars were the devotees of Vishnu. They came from 'untouchable' castes.

Tulsidas - Awadhi
Surdas - Brij Bhasa Mirabai - Rajasthani
Kabir - Hindi,
Urdu, Punjabi, etc.
Guru Nanak - Hindi and Punjabi
Eknath and Tukaram - Marathi

Ordinary people preserved the memory of Mirabai because
1.Though she was a Rajput princess married into the royal family of Mewar. But she had no interest of worldly affairs. Mirabai was devoted to Krishna and composed innumerable bhajans expressing her intense devotion.
2. Her devotion to her deity was supreme. She lived a simple life with ordinary people.
3. Her songs also openly challenged the norms of the 'upper' caste and became popular with the masses in Rajasthan and Gujarat.

The major teachings of Guru Nanak were
1.Guru Nanak emphasised the importance of the worship of one God. He insisted that caste, creed or gender was irrelevant for attaining liberation.
2.He also used the term nam, dan and isnan for the essence of his teachings, which actually meant right worship, welfare of others and purity of conduct.
3.He gave importance to right belief and worship, honest living and helping others.
4.He promoted the idea of equality.

The following were the major beliefs and practices of Sufis
1. The Sufis often rejected the elaborate rituals and codes of behaviour demanded by Muslim religious scholars.
2. They sought union with God much as a lover seeks his beloved with a disregard for the world.
3. Like the saint poets, the Sufis too composed poems expressing their feelings and a rich literature in prose, including anecdotes and fables, developed around them.
4. They believed that heart can be trained to look at the world in a different way. They developed methods like zikr, contemplation, Sarna, ragas, discussion of parables, breath control, under the guidance of a master or pir.
Thus, emerged a Silsilas, a genealogy of Sufi teachers.

The Narhpanthis, Siddhas and Yogis believed in the renunciation of the world. For them, the path of salvation lay in meditating on the formless ultimate realiry. They stressed on intense training of the mind and body through yogasanas, breathing exercises and meditation.

Shankara The recognised saint of Hinduism was known for the idea of Advaita vedanta. He gave the theory of Advaita which is based on the texts consisting of the Upanishads, the Bhagwad Gita and the Brahma Sutras, of which they give a philosophical interpretation and elucidation.
Advaita refers to the identity of the true self, Arman, which is pure consciousness and highest realiry, Brahman, which is also pure consciousness. Followers seek liberation by acquiring Vidya of the identiry of Atman and Brahman. He established four Ashramas in four corners of India.
Ramanuja He was called as the Radiant one, born in Tamil Nadu. His intelligence and ability to comprehend highly abstract philosophical points were legendary.
He did following three works 
1. Wrote Vishishtadvaita Bharya for Brahma Sutras of Vyasa. Name of Parashara, the author of Vishnu Purana should be perpetuated.
2.That the name of saint Sathakopa should be perpetuated by writing a commentary on the Tirunoimozhi. He treated all people equal without considering their castes.

India is a land of huge population, illiteracy is still rampant in India. Many local myths and legends have been receiving wider acceptance even today. Some notable amongst them are:
1. India is a place of snake charmers and Black Magic. India have been facing this myth even before there was any temple. But this myth does not dominate or define the identity of India.
2. Indian people are believed ro have bad luck, if any cat crosses their way. This myth is gaining ground even among the literate classes of society.
3. Indian people think of not having milk while leaving for a journey. They instead can take curd. This myth is still much prevalent.