Saint Eknath was a famous Bhakti saint of Maharashtra.

The region of work for Shankaradeva was Assam, not Uttar Pradesh. The main region of work for Namdev was Maharashtra. According to the answer key provided in the question, option (2) is considered not matched.

The ashrams where Sufi saints resided were called 'Khanqah' or 'Math'.

'Bijak' is the collection of the teachings of Saint Kabir, which was compiled by his disciples.

The famous Sufi saint Salim Chishti lived in Fatehpur Sikri. Akbar made Fatehpur Sikri his capital in his honor.

The correct matches are: Shankaracharya (Advaitavada), Ramanujacharya (Vishishtadvaita), Nimbarkacharya (Dvaitadvaita), Madhvacharya (Dvaitavada).

Andal was the only famous female saint of the Alwar tradition.

The Chishti Sufi order was founded by Abu Ishaq Shami and his disciple Khwaja Abu Abdal Chishti in Chisht, Afghanistan, but it was first propagated in India by Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti.

Alwars were Vaishnava saints of South India who were worshippers of Vishnu.

'Mehar' (Mehr) is the money given by the groom to the bride in an Islamic marriage. It is prevalent among Muslims.

Ramanand was the first pioneer of the Bhakti movement in North India, who was born in 1299 AD in a Kanyakubja Brahmin family of Prayag. He presented the ideal of worship of Ram-Sita before society and propagated his messages in the Hindi language.

The main seat of the Warkari sect is located at Pandharpur in Maharashtra, where the temple of Lord Vithoba is situated.

Shankaradeva was the pioneer of the Vaishnava Bhakti movement in Assam. His teachings are known as 'Ekasarana Nama Dharma' or 'Bhagavati Dharma'.

Gayasuddin Balban married his daughter to the Sufi saint Baba Farid (Sheikh Fariduddin Ganj-i-Shakar).

Sheikh Nizamuddin Auliya saw the reign of seven sultans of the Delhi Sultanate in his lifetime. He was given the titles 'Mehboob-e-Ilahi' and 'Sultan-ul-Auliya'.

The Bhakti saints used regional languages (like Awadhi, Braj, Marathi, Bengali, etc.) as a medium to reach the common people, because the official language at that time was Persian, which was beyond the understanding of the common masses. Although both statements are true, R is not the direct explanation of A, but rather a contextual factor.

Sufi saint Sheikh Muinuddin Chishti died in 1235 AD in Ajmer.

Vaishnava Acharya Ramanuj was the oldest propagator of the Bhakti movement. His doctrine is called 'Vishishtadvaita', which is associated with the Sri Vaishnava sect.

Those who accepted discipleship from Sufi saints were called 'Murid'.

Nayanars were Shaivite saints of South India who propagated the Bhakti movement between the 6th and 9th centuries.