Sant Gora Kumbhar
Sant Gora Kumbhar
Sant Gora Kumbhar, also known as Goroba, was a revered saint of the Bhakti movement and a prominent figure in the Varkari tradition of Maharashtra. A humble potter by profession, he was a devout follower of Lord Vithal and composed numerous devotional abhangs (poetic hymns) along with other saints.
He is believed to have lived between 1267 and 1317 CE in the village of Satyapuri—now called Goraba Ter—in the Dharashiv district of Maharashtra. A temple dedicated to him stands in the village, attracting pilgrims and devotees.
Name – Sant Gora Kumbhar
Born – 1267
Died – 1317
Philosophy – Bhakti movement
Sect – Varkari
Religion – Hinduism
Several motion pictures have been produced in India, about the life and bhakthi of Gora Kumbhar:
- K. S. Gopalakrishnan directed the Telugu movie entitled Chakradhari in 1948. It starred V. Nagayya and S. Varalakshmi.
- K. S. Gopalakrishnan directed the Tamil movie entitled Chakradhari in 1948. It starred V. Nagayya and Pushpavalli.
- 1974 Kannada film Bhakta Kumbara starring Rajkumar.
- V. Madhusudhana Rao directed another Telugu movie entitled Chakradhari in 1977. It starred Akkineni Nageswara Rao and was a remake of 1974 Kannada film Bhakta Kumbara.
- Dinesh Raval directed Gujarati film Bhagat Gora Kumbhar in 1978, starring Arvind Trivedi, Sarla Yevlekar, Kalpana Diwan, Shrikant Soni, Mahesh Joshi and others.