Much evidence to show that the Bhakti movement was in fact spiritual bulwark against Islamic invasion in very trying times.
https://twitter.com/sacralwitch/status/1438411413781983236
Sant Namdev 
Hinduism faced a calamity due to Khilji invasion. Temples were broken, pilgrimage centres rendered desolate. The Bhakti movement, with its focus on simplicity kept people within the Hindu fold.
Incorrect to call it "anti idolatry" . They continued to worship Hindu gods, only the form had changed. Why it changed ? Since the Ashirwaad bestowed by the state on temples had disappeared.
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