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'''Bhanudasa''' (1448–1513) (also spelled as '''Bhanudas'''), was a Hindu [[Sant (religion)|sant]] who brought back the sacred image of the god [[Vithoba]] back from [[Vijayanagara]] to [[Pandharpur]], its original location. He was [[Eknath]]’s great grandfather.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Sants: Studies in a Devotional Tradition of India |last=Schomer |first=Karine |author2=W. H. McLeo |page=94 |year=1987 |publisher=[[Motilal Banarsidass]] |isbn=9788120802773 }}</ref> As a boy he worshipped the Sun but later came to worship Vithoba.<ref>{{cite book |title=Contributions of saints and seers to the music of India, Volume 2 |last=Sathianathan |first=Shantsheela |pages=435–436 |year=1996 |publisher=Kanishka Publishers |isbn=9788173911118 }}</ref> He is the subject of two chapters in the [[Bhaktavijaya]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Stories of Indian Saints: An English Translation of Mahipati's Marathi Bhaktavijaya|volume=2|chapter=Bhanudas", "Bhanudas (Continued) |authorlink=Mahipati |last=Mahipati |translator=Justin Edwards Abbott |translator2=Narhar R. Godbole |pages=109–144 |year=1933 |publisher=[[Motilal Banarsidass]] |isbn=9788120804692 }}</ref> His Samadhi situated in solkhambi mandap (exact right side near entrance) of Vitthal temple at Pandharpur.

==References==
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==External links==
* http://santeknath.org/purveitihas.html

[[Category:Indian Hindu saints]]
[[Category:1448 births]]
[[Category:1513 deaths]]
[[Category:Warkari]]
[[Category:Medieval Hindu religious leaders]]

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>Marcocapelle: removed Category:Indian Hindu religious leaders; added Category:Indian Hindu saints using HotCat