RAS question
The 'Meera Bai' temple at Chittorgarh is dedicated to the bhakti poet-saint who was a devotee of:
Correct answer: (A) Lord Krishna.
The Meera Bai temple at Chittorgarh is associated with Meera Bai, the bhakti poet-saint whose devotion was centred on Lord Krishna.
Explanation
Meera Bai was a Rajput princess and bhakti poet-saint, remembered above all for her devotion to Lord Krishna. She belongs to the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries, and her bhajans are still widely sung. The Rajasthan Tourism page describes a Meera Bai light-and-sound show that presents her as a great poet and devotee of Shri Krishna, including her childhood attraction towards Krishna and her later focus on Krishna bhakti after her marriage to Bhojraj of Chittorgarh. That is why, for the Chittorgarh Meera Bai temple, the relevant devotional association is not a generic deity label but Krishna-centred bhakti.
Why the other options are wrong
- (B) Lord Rama is not Meera Bai's devotional focus; Rajasthan Tourism identifies her with Krishna bhakti.
- (C) Lord Shiva is outside Meera Bai's devotional tradition, as Rajasthan Tourism presents her as a poet and devotee of Shri Krishna, not as a Shaiva saint.
- (D) Lord Vishnu is too broad because Meera Bai's devotional association is specifically with Lord Krishna.
Concept
Rajasthan's bhakti tradition links historical saints, devotional poetry and named temple sites. RAS art-and-culture preparation often requires the precise deity or tradition attached to Rajasthan's saint-poets and monuments.