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UGC NET June 2012 History
Who among the following is considered the founder of the Varkari sect?
AEknath
BTukaram
CNamdeva ✓ Correct
DJnaneshvara
Correct answer: (C) Namdeva — Namdeva is considered the founder of the Varkari sect, so the answer is Namdeva.
Explanation
★Namdeva is considered the founder of the Varkari sect, so the answer is Namdeva.
★The Varkari sect of Maharashtra is devoted to Vithoba, a form of Krishna at Pandharpur.
★Its followers undertake regular pilgrimages and sing devotional abhangas.
★Jnaneshvara, Chokhamela, Eknath and Gadge Maharaj were famous Varkari saints.
★The tradition stressed bhakti open to all castes and the use of the Marathi tongue.
★It became a powerful current of devotion in the western Deccan.
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