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'''Sant Gora Kumbhar''' (also known as '''Goroba''') was a [[Hinduism|Hindu]] ''[[Hindu saint|sant]]'' associated with the [[Bhakti movement]] and the [[Varkari]] sect of Maharashtra. He was a [[Pottery|potter]] by trade and devotee of [[Vithal]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Medieval Indian Mindscapes: Space, Time, Society, Man |first=Eugenia |last=Vanina |authorlink=Eugenia Vanina|publisher=Primus Books |year=2012 |isbn=9789380607191 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yriGbWNAF5EC&pg=PA188 |page=188}}</ref>
'''Sant Gora Kumbhar''' (also known as '''Goroba''') was a [[Hinduism|Hindu]] ''[[Hindu saint|sant]]'' associated with the [[Bhakti movement]] and the [[Varkari]] sect of [[Maharashtra]], India. He was a [[Pottery|potter]] by trade and devotee of [[Vithal]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Medieval Indian Mindscapes: Space, Time, Society, Man |first=Eugenia |last=Vanina |authorlink=Eugenia Vanina|publisher=Primus Books |year=2012 |isbn=9789380607191 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yriGbWNAF5EC&pg=PA188 |page=188}}</ref> Gora Kumbhar, along with other saints, wrote and sung hundreds of [[Abhang]]s.


Gora Kumbhar and other saints also wrote and sung hundreds of [[Abhang]]s (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.
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 {{circa}} 1267 and {{circa}} 1317 CE.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Novetzke |first1=Christian Lee |title=Religion and Public Memory: A Cultural History of Saint Namdev in India |date=2008 |publisher=[[Columbia University Press]] |isbn=978-0-231-14184-0 |location=New York |pages=65}}</ref><ref name="nic">{{cite web |title=Osmanabad District |url=http://osmanabad.nic.in/newsite/touristPlaces/SaintGorobaKakaMandir.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150611012601/http://osmanabad.nic.in/newsite/touristPlaces/SaintGorobaKakaMandir.htm |archive-date=11 June 2015 |website=osmanabad.nic.in Official website of Dist. Admin |publisher=Osmanabad District Administration |accessdate=11 August 2015}}</ref> A small temple named after him was built in the village and is visited by devotees.<ref name="nic" />
 
==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.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Novetzke|first1=Christian Lee|title=Religion and Public Memory: A Cultural History of Saint Namdev in India|date=2008|publisher=Columbia University Press|location=New York,  Chichester, UK|isbn=978-0-231-14184-0|pages=65}}</ref><ref name=nic>{{cite web|title=Osmanabad District|url=http://osmanabad.nic.in/newsite/touristPlaces/SaintGorobaKakaMandir.htm|website=osmanabad.nic.in Official website of Dist. Admin|publisher=Osmanabad District Administration|accessdate=11 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150611012601/http://osmanabad.nic.in/newsite/touristPlaces/SaintGorobaKakaMandir.htm|archive-date=11 June 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> A small temple named after him was built in the village and is visited by devotees.<ref name=nic/>


==In popular culture==
==In popular culture==
Several motion pictures have been produced in India, about the life and ''bhakthi'' of Gora Kumbhar:
Several motion pictures have been produced in India, about the life and ''bhakthi'' of Gora Kumbhar:


* K. S. Gopalakrishnan{{efn|name=a|Not [[K. S. Gopalakrishnan]]}} directed the Telugu movie entitled ''Chakradhari'' in 1948. It starred [[Chittor V. Nagaiah]] and [[S. Varalakshmi]].<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1492764/ 1948 film Chakradhari at IMDb.]</ref>
* K. S. Gopalakrishnan{{efn|name=a|Not [[K. S. Gopalakrishnan]]}} directed the Telugu movie entitled ''Chakradhari'' in 1948. It starred [[V. Nagayya]] and [[S. Varalakshmi]].<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1492764/ 1948 film Chakradhari at IMDb.]</ref>
* K. S. Gopalakrishnan{{efn|name=a}} directed the Tamil movie entitled ''[[Chakradhari (Tamil Film)|Chakradhari]]'' in 1948. It starred [[Chittor V. Nagaiah]] and [[Pushpavalli]].
* K. S. Gopalakrishnan{{efn|name=a}} directed the Tamil movie entitled ''[[Chakradhari (Tamil Film)|Chakradhari]]'' in 1948. It starred [[V. Nagayya]] and [[Pushpavalli]].
* 1974 Kannada film ''[[Bhakta Kumbara]]'' starring [[Rajkumar (actor)|Rajkumar]].
* 1974 Kannada film ''[[Bhakta Kumbara]]'' starring [[Dr. Rajkumar]], became a blockbuster.  
* [[V. Madhusudhan Rao]] directed another Telugu movie entitled ''[[Chakradhari (1977 film)|Chakradhari]]'' in 1977.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0312541/ 1977 film Chakradhari at IMDb.]</ref> It starred [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]] and was a remake of 1974 Kannada film ''[[Bhakta Kumbara]]''.
* [[V. Madhusudhana Rao]] directed another Telugu movie entitled ''[[Chakradhari (1977 film)|Chakradhari]]'' in 1977.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0312541/ 1977 film Chakradhari at IMDb.]</ref> It starred [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]] and was a remake of 1974 Kannada film ''[[Bhakta Kumbara]]''.
* A Kannada film was produced in 1960s and was named as ''Gora Kumbara''{{citation needed|date=August 2015}}
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* 1967 Marathi film ''Gora Kumbhara'', starred by [[Lalita Pawar]] and others.
* Dinesh Raval directed Gujarati film ''Bhagat Gora Kumbhar'' in 1978, starring [[Arvind Trivedi]], Sarla Yevlekar, Kalpana Diwan, Shrikant Soni, Mahesh Joshi and others.
* Dinesh Raval directed Gujarati film ''Bhagat Gora Kumbhar'' in 1978, starring [[Arvind Trivedi]], Sarla Yevlekar, Kalpana Diwan, Shrikant Soni, Mahesh Joshi and others.


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== Further reading ==
== Further reading ==
*{{cite book |title=Religion and Public Memory: A Cultural History of Saint Namdev in India |first=Christian Lee |last=Novetzke |publisher=Columbia University Press |year=2013 |isbn=9780231512565 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SqUdRVOv9TUC}}
*{{cite book |title=Religion and Public Memory: A Cultural History of Saint Namdev in India |first=Christian Lee |last=Novetzke |publisher=Columbia University Press |year=2013 |isbn=9780231512565 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SqUdRVOv9TUC}}


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Sant Gora Kumbhar
Personal
Bornc. 1267
Diedc. 1317
ReligionHinduism
SectVarkari
PhilosophyBhakti movement

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.

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]

In popular culture[edit | edit source]

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

Notes[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Vanina, Eugenia (2012). Medieval Indian Mindscapes: Space, Time, Society, Man. Primus Books. p. 188. ISBN 9789380607191.
  2. Novetzke, Christian Lee (2008). Religion and Public Memory: A Cultural History of Saint Namdev in India. New York: Columbia University Press. p. 65. ISBN 978-0-231-14184-0.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Osmanabad District". osmanabad.nic.in Official website of Dist. Admin. Osmanabad District Administration. Archived from the original on 11 June 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  4. 1948 film Chakradhari at IMDb.
  5. 1977 film Chakradhari at IMDb.

Further reading[edit | edit source]