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Ramkumar Chattopadhyay (1805-1856) - Eldest brother of Sri Ramakrishna, born in ancestral home at Derepore village of Hooghly district. Had mastered the scriptures. Married (1820) to the sister of …
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The most popular of all the Maharashtrian devotional saints is undoubtedly Sant Tukaram (1608?-1650). His songs for Vitthala of Pandharpur so deeply influenced Marathi literature and culture that they …
Akshay (Ram, Ramakshay ?) - Son of Ramkumar Chattopadhyay, elder brother of Sri Ramakrishna. Short-lived youth (1849-69). Strict observer of ritualistic practices. Lost his mother at birth and father …
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The Six Goswamis of Vrindavan were a group of saintly scholars and devotees who played a pivotal role in the Gaudiya Vaishnavism tradition, which focuses on the worship of Lord Krishna, particularly …
Kanhopatra was the very beautiful daughter of the courtesan Shyama. They lived in Mangalvedhe, not far from Pandharpur in the 15 century. Shyama taught her daughter to sing and dance and hoped to make …
Muktabai, whose name means ‘liberated, was the younger sister of Sant Jnaneshvar, that ‘Ocean of Knowledge’ who is credited with laying the foundation of this Vitthala Bhakti Marga, the Varkari …
