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Deities

Sant Eknāth

Eknāth — 16th c. Vārkarī saint, author of Eknāthī Bhāgavata

Tradition · Hindu

Period · 1533–1599 CE (Eknath's life); VArkari tradition documented by Ibn Battuta (14th c.), Al-Biruni (11th c.); pilgrimage 20th–21st c.

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Historical Period16c CE

1533–1599 CE (Eknath's life); VArkari tradition documented by Ibn Battuta (14th c.), Al-Biruni (11th c.); pilgrimage 20th–21st c.

3000 BCEEarly ModernPresent

Sacred Facts · At a Glance

Mantra

Tradition-specific

Gender: male
Sacred Colours: tradition-specific
Sacred Offerings: tradition-specific

Primary Scriptures

1 source

Hindu primary textsscriptural/oral

Sant Eknāth

Tradition

Hindu / Vaishnava / Warkari

Location

Paithan, Aurangabad, Maharashtra (19.4833°N, 75.3833°E)

Sacred Narrative

Sant Eknāth (1533–1599) — disciple of Janārdana Swāmi, translator of the Bhāgavata into Marathi, eradicator of untouchability. His samādhi at Paithan is a Vārkarī pilgrimage. He ate food with Dalits, wrote abhangs in all dialects, lived by the Godavari for 50 years. His 12th-generation guru-lineage still manages the Paithan samādhi.

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✦Wisdom Graph: Divine Associations✦

MantraTradition-specific

Offerings: tradition-specific
Sacred colours: tradition-specific

📖 Stories

Narrative of Sant Eknāth
Sant **Eknāth** (1533–1599) — disciple of Janārdana Swāmi, translator of the Bhāgavata into Marathi, eradicator of untouchability. His samādhi at Paithan is a Vārkarī pilgrimage. He ate food with Dalits, wrote abhangs in all dialects, lived by the Godavari for 50 years. His 12th-generation guru-lineage still manages the Paithan samādhi.
— Tradition

🪔 Worship Procedures

Daily rites: • tradition-specific

🛕 Principal Temples

Main shrine of Sant EknāthVaries
📍 Paithan, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India
19.4833°, 75.3833° — view on map
Festivals: Annual festival
Eknāth — 16th c. Vārkarī saint, author of Eknāthī Bhāgavata

🎊 Festivals

Annual Sant Eknāth festival
Seasonally · 1–10 days

📜 Primary Scriptural Sources

Hindu primary textsscriptural/oral

Sources & provenance

🎓 1 Scholarly📖 1 Tertiary

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Scholarly sourceBook
Hindu tradition sources
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Supporting referenceGazetteer
Aurangabad Gazetteer

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Tradition

Location

Sacred Narrative

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