Kabīr of Lahartara

Kabīr of Lahartara

Tradition: Hindu / Islamic / Sant-mat / Syncretic

The Place

• Location: Lahartara (Varanasi), Varanasi (25.3176°N, 82.9739°E) Uttar Pradesh
• Historical: ca. 1440–1518 CE

Story

Sant Kabīr Dās (1440–1518?) — the weaver (julāha) of Varanasi whose poems rejected both Hindu idolatry and Islamic orthodoxy. His verses form a section of the Ādi Granth (Sikh scripture) and are memorised by Bhakti/Sant traditions across North India. He is claimed by Hindus, Muslims, and Sikhs — at his death, tradition holds, his body disappeared, leaving only flowers; the Hindus took half and cremated them at Varanasi, the Muslims took half and buried them at Maghar. His birthplace at Lahartara has a shrine; the Kabīr-Panth community numbers ~10 million today, with multiple sub-panthas.

Worship & Mantra

Sāhib bandāgī / Satya Kabīr

Festival Cycle

• Kabīr Jayantī (Jyeṣṭha Pūrṇimā (June), 1 day)

Why This Entry Matters

Every tradition in India — textual, oral, tribal, regional, syncretic — deserves first-person recognition. This entry honours Hindu on its own terms.