Answer» - In olden days, common man did not study much.
- The worker class i.e. labourers used to obtain vocational training so that they could learn various skills.
- People believed in traditional religious beliefs and following religion had just become a show-off. Idol worship also started in that period.
- People were more scared of religious heads and saints than kings.
- Blind faith and superstitions were wide spread.
- Many people took undue advantage of this.
- On one hand, people respected religious books such as Vedas, Puranas, etc. whereas on the other hand, they were completely ignorant about the truth and fundamentals of these books.
- Both Hindus and Muslims considered charity as a moral duty and a part of religious act.
- Many priests, saints, etc. misguided people and made them stop following the religion. They then claimed themselves above the religion.
- They took undue advantage of people’s ignorance and became supreme authorities of the
kingdom and also made their own lives lavish. - Owing to all these reasons, the Bhakti movement started in India.
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