Guru Vithal | Sect Varakari Nationality Indian | |
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Known for his bhakti(devotion) for his god | ||
Sant Gora Kumbhar (also known as Goroba) was a Hindu sant associated with the Bhakti movement and the Varkari sect of Maharashtra. He was a potter by trade and devotee of Vithal.
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Gora Kumbhar and other saints also wrote and sung hundreds of Abhangs (Shabads which can not be destroyed). The central tenet of the Varkari sect was the daily chanting of Kirtan. This sect attached least importance to the position/status of person in society.
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Life
Gora Kumbhar is traditionally believed to have lived in the village of Satyapuri, presently known as Goraba Ter in Osmanabad district of Maharashtra State. He is believed to have been a contemporary of Namdev. He is thought to have lived between ca. 1267 and ca. 1317 CE. A small temple named after him was built in the village and is visited by devotees.
In Popular culture
Several motion pictures have been produced in India, about the life and bhakthi of Gora Kumbhar:
