Marathi Bhakti saints
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Marathi Bhakti saints were medieval poet-saints from Maharashtra whose devotional compositions in Marathi profoundly shaped the region’s religious culture and popular worship of deities like Vithoba.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bhakti movement tradition
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group of poet-saints ⓘ religious movement ⓘ |
| associatedMovement | Varkari Sampradaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPlaceOfWorship | Pandharpur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTemple | Vithoba Temple, Pandharpur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| devotionalFocus |
Krishna
NERFINISHED
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Panduranga NERFINISHED ⓘ Rama NERFINISHED ⓘ Vithoba NERFINISHED ⓘ Vitthal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emphasizedConcept |
bhakti
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critique of caste hierarchy ⓘ devotion to a personal god ⓘ equality of devotees ⓘ inner devotion over ritualism ⓘ social inclusiveness ⓘ |
| floruitCentury |
13th century
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14th century ⓘ 15th century ⓘ 16th century ⓘ 17th century ⓘ |
| influenced |
Maharashtrian religious culture
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Marathi devotional music ⓘ Marathi literature ⓘ Varkari tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryForm |
abhang
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kirtan compositions ⓘ ovi ⓘ |
| mainLanguage | Marathi ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Chokhamela
NERFINISHED
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Dnyaneshwar NERFINISHED ⓘ Eknath NERFINISHED ⓘ Janabai NERFINISHED ⓘ Muktabai NERFINISHED ⓘ Namdev NERFINISHED ⓘ Savitri Bai (Bhakti poet-saint) NERFINISHED ⓘ Sopandev NERFINISHED ⓘ Tukaram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pilgrimageAssociation |
Ashadhi Ekadashi pilgrimage to Pandharpur
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ⓘ
Kartiki Ekadashi pilgrimage to Pandharpur ⓘ |
| region | Maharashtra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousPractice |
bhajan
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kirtan ⓘ namasankirtana ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Hinduism ⓘ |
| socialImpact |
challenged caste discrimination
ⓘ
democratized religious practice ⓘ promoted vernacular spirituality ⓘ |
| textualLegacy |
abhang collections
ⓘ
kirtan traditions transmitted orally ⓘ |
| timePeriod | medieval period ⓘ |
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