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.
Eknāth — 16th c. Vārkarī saint, author of Eknāthī Bhāgavata
Hindu / Vaishnava / Warkari
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.