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Gora Kumbhar

13th century saint from Maharashtra, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Sant Gora Kumbhar (also known as Goroba) was a Hindu sant associated with the Bhakti movement and the Varkari sect of Maharashtra, India. He was a potter by trade and devotee of Vithal.[1] Gora Kumbhar, along with other saints, wrote and sung hundreds of Abhangs.

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Gora Kumbhar is traditionally believed to have lived in the village of Satyapuri, presently known as Goraba Ter in Dharashiv district of Maharashtra State. He is believed to have been a contemporary of Namdev. He is thought to have lived between c. 1267 and c. 1317 CE.[2][3] A small temple named after him was built in the village and is visited by devotees.[3]

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Several motion pictures have been produced in India, about the life and bhakthi of Gora Kumbhar:

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