Kanhopatra
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Kanhopatra (or Kanhupatra) was a 15th-century Marathi saint-poet, venerated by the Varkari sect of Hinduism. Little is known about Kanhopatra.[1] According to most traditional accounts, Kanhopatra was a courtesan and dancing-girl. These accounts typically concentrate on her death when she chose to surrender to the Hindu god Vithoba—the patron god of the Varkaris—rather than becoming a concubine of the Badshah (king) of Bidar. She died in the central shrine of Vithoba in Pandharpur. <a href="htt
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- Hindu leader.name
- Sant Kanhopatra
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- Image of Kanhopatra in the Vithoba Temple, Pandharpur
- Hindu leader.religion
- Hinduism
- Hindu leader.birth_date
- 15th century (exact date unknown)
- Hindu leader.birth_place
- Mangalvedha, Maharashtra, India
- Hindu leader.death_date
- 15th century (exact date unknown)
- Hindu leader.death_place
- Pandharpur, Maharashtra, India
- Hindu leader.philosophy
- Varkari
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- Sant (संत) in Marathi, meaning "Saint"
- Hindu leader.literary_works
- Ovi and Abhanga devotional poetry
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Kanhopatra (or Kanhupatra) was a 15th-century Marathi saint-poet, venerated by the Varkari sect of Hinduism.
Little is known about Kanhopatra. According to most traditional accounts, Kanhopatra was a courtesan and dancer. These accounts typically concentrate on her death when she chose to surrender to the Hindu god Vithoba—the patron god of the Varkaris—rather than becoming a concubine of the Badshah (king) of Bidar. She died in the central shrine of Vithoba in Pandharpur. She is the only person whose samadhi (mausoleum) is within the precincts of the temple.
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