How many of the following statements about Bhakti poet Namdev is/are correct? 1. He seems to have played a part in transmitting the southern Bhakti to northern India. 2. He was a rigorous monotheist and opposed caste distinctions. 3. He was a devout follower of Kabir.

Namdev (c. 1270-1350 CE), a Marathi Bhakti saint of Maharashtra, travelled extensively to northern India (especially Punjab, where his compositions are included in the Guru Granth Sahib), thereby helping transmit Bhakti ideas from the south/Deccan northwards — statement 1 is correct. He was indeed a rigorous monotheist who rejected caste distinctions — statement 2 is correct. Statement 3 is wrong because Namdev actually preceded Kabir (Kabir lived c. 1440-1518); rather, Namdev influenced later Bhakti saints including Kabir. Hence only two statements are correct.