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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]], 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.
'''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 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 {{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" />
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" />
 
He died on Chaitra Krishna Triodashi, Shake 1239 (April 20, 1317).{{citation needed|date=April 2022}}
 
Other temples are located in Ainpur (District - Rahu (District - Pune)), Daulatabad (District - Aurangabad), Bajajnagar [(District - Aurangabad)], Turkabad Kharadi [(District - Aurangabad)], Kate Pimpalgaon (District - Aurangabad), Kokisare (District - Aurangabad). Satara), Kumbharli (District - Ratnagiri), Selu (District - Parbhani), Karjat (District - Raigad) are other Sant Goroba Kaka temples.{{citation needed|date=April 2022}}
 
==Life==
Goraba Kaka's family tradition in the city of "Ter" was religious and virtuous. His family was worshipers of the village deity Kaleshwar at Ter. Both the bridesmaids were supporting their families by doing pottery and carpentry. Due to his virtuous and virtuous attitude, the villagers used to know Madhav Buwan as a 'saint' in 'Ter' village. Madhav buwa had eight children. Their children were not living. He had buried his 8 children in the graveyard near Kaleshwar.
 
How all eight children came back to life? A legend about this is told by Mahadev Balaji Kumbhar in the chaaritrya of Saint Goroba Kaka (gora kumbhar). He says in his chaaritrya, Shri Madhav buva was worshiping Kaleshwar at Ter. He had eight sons. But they all died one by one. Later, Paramatma Pandurang came to his house in the guise of a Brahmin. When they saw the sad face, the gods asked them, "Are you sad?" Madhav buwa said, "God took all our eight children, so we are sad." Then Lord Pandurang asked Madhav buwa to show the place where all eight children's were buried. Madhav Buwa took them to the cemetery near Kaleshwar, and showed them the place where he buried all the eight children. Then Lord Pandurang told Madhav Buwa to dig up the corpses of all the children. The father removed the bodies of all the eight children in the same manner. God saw and revived the seven children by the touch of His hand and sent them to heaven, and then resurrected the eighth child.


==In popular culture==
==In popular culture==
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* 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|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 [[V. Nagayya]] 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 [[Dr. Rajkumar|Rajkumar]].
* 1974 Kannada film ''[[Bhakta Kumbara]]'' starring [[Dr. Rajkumar]], became a blockbuster.  
* [[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]]''.
* [[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}}
{{portal|Poetry}}
* 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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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.

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