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'''Sant Gora Kumbhar''' (also known as '''Goroba''') was a [[Hinduism|Hindu]] ''[[Hindu saint|sant]]'' associated with the [[Bhakti movement]] and the [[Varkari]] sect of [[Maharashtra]], India. He was a [[Pottery|potter]] by trade and devotee of [[Vithal]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Medieval Indian Mindscapes: Space, Time, Society, Man |first=Eugenia |last=Vanina |authorlink=Eugenia Vanina|publisher=Primus Books |year=2012 |isbn=9789380607191 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yriGbWNAF5EC&pg=PA188 |page=188}}</ref> Gora Kumbhar, along with other saints, wrote and sung hundreds of [[Abhang]]s.<br />
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Gora Kumbhar is traditionally believed to have lived in the village of Satyapuri, presently known as Goraba Ter in [[Dharashiv district]] of [[Maharashtra]] State. He is believed to have been a contemporary of [[Namdev]]. He is thought to have lived between {{circa}} 1267 and {{circa}} 1317 CE.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Novetzke |first1=Christian Lee |title=Religion and Public Memory: A Cultural History of Saint Namdev in India |date=2008 |publisher=[[Columbia University Press]] |isbn=978-0-231-14184-0 |location=New York |pages=65}}</ref><ref name="nic">{{cite web |title=Osmanabad District |url=http://osmanabad.nic.in/newsite/touristPlaces/SaintGorobaKakaMandir.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150611012601/http://osmanabad.nic.in/newsite/touristPlaces/SaintGorobaKakaMandir.htm |archive-date=11 June 2015 |website=osmanabad.nic.in Official website of Dist. Admin |publisher=Osmanabad District Administration |accessdate=11 August 2015}}</ref> A small temple named after him was built in the village and is visited by devotees.<ref name="nic" /><br />
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==In popular culture==<br />
Several motion pictures have been produced in India, about the life and ''bhakthi'' of Gora Kumbhar:<br />
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* K. S. Gopalakrishnan{{efn|name=a|Not [[K. S. Gopalakrishnan]]}} directed the Telugu movie entitled ''Chakradhari'' in 1948. It starred [[V. Nagayya]] and [[S. Varalakshmi]].<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1492764/ 1948 film Chakradhari at IMDb.]</ref><br />
* K. S. Gopalakrishnan{{efn|name=a}} directed the Tamil movie entitled ''[[Chakradhari (Tamil Film)|Chakradhari]]'' in 1948. It starred [[V. Nagayya]] and [[Pushpavalli]].<br />
* 1974 Kannada film ''[[Bhakta Kumbara]]'' starring [[Dr. Rajkumar]], became a blockbuster. <br />
* [[V. Madhusudhana Rao]] directed another Telugu movie entitled ''[[Chakradhari (1977 film)|Chakradhari]]'' in 1977.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0312541/ 1977 film Chakradhari at IMDb.]</ref> It starred [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]] and was a remake of 1974 Kannada film ''[[Bhakta Kumbara]]''.<br />
* Dinesh Raval directed Gujarati film ''Bhagat Gora Kumbhar'' in 1978, starring [[Arvind Trivedi]], Sarla Yevlekar, Kalpana Diwan, Shrikant Soni, Mahesh Joshi and others.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
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== Further reading ==<br />
*{{cite book |title=Religion and Public Memory: A Cultural History of Saint Namdev in India |first=Christian Lee |last=Novetzke |publisher=Columbia University Press |year=2013 |isbn=9780231512565 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SqUdRVOv9TUC}}<br />
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