Consider the following statements related to the Virashaiva tradition in Karnataka :

1. The Virashaiva movement was led by a Brahmana named Basavanna, a minister in the court of the Kalachuri ruler in the twelfth century.

2. The Virashaivas encouraged practices, approved by the Dharmashastras, like post-puberty marriages and remarriage of widows.


Which of the statement/s given above is/are correct ?

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