How many wives did Sant Tukaram have?
How many wives did Sant Tukaram have?
Tukaram was married at the age of fifteen, but lost his wife Rakhumabai and a son to starvation in the famine of 1629. His second wife, Jijabai (also called Avali), was a capable but worldly woman who could not understand or appreciate her husband’s spiritual aspirations, and took to nagging.
What happened to Tukaram?
Sant Tukaram Maharaj is best known for his devotional poetry called Abhanga and community-oriented worship with spiritual songs known as kirtans….Tukaram.
| Sant Tukaram संत तुकाराम | |
|---|---|
| Sant Tukaram | |
| Personal | |
| Born | Tukaram Bolhoba Ambile Either 1598 or 1608 Dehu, near Pune Maharashtra, India |
| Died | Either 1649 or 1650 in Dehu |
Who is Bhakta Tukaram?
The film is based on the story of Bhakta Tukaram, an advent devotee of Lord Panduranga in the 17th century in Dehu village of present-day Maharashtra. Tukaram (Akkineni Nageswara Rao) a small trader, leads a family life with two wives Avalai Jija Bai (Anjali Devi) & Rukma Bai (Jr. Sreeranjani) and their two children.
Who composed Abhangas?
It is said that over 5000 Abhangas were written by Sant Tukaram. Many of them were devoted to the God Vitthal or Vithoba, but mostly criticized social injustices of the time.
What message did Sant gave to the people?
Sants gave the message of equality to the people. Sants were in favour of caste system and discrimination in the society. Sants taught true meaning of religion to people. Sants preached that people should live together in harmony, unity and love.
How many abhang did Sant Tukaram composed?
Sant Tukaram composed a Marathi genre of literature called Abhanga poetry which fused folk stories with spiritual themes. Between 1632 and 1650, he composed ‘Tukaram Gatha,’ a Marathi language compilation of his works. Also popular as ‘Abhanga Gatha,’ it is said to include about 4,500 abhangas.
Who was the greatest Bhakti poet of Maharashtra?
Sant Tukaram
Solution(By Examveda Team) Tukaram, also referred to as Sant Tukaram, Bhakta Tukaram, Tukaram Maharaj, Tukoba and Tukobaraya, was a 17th-century Hindu poet and sant of the Bhakti movement in Maharashtra. Tukaram was the great Marathi Varreni-Vaishnavie sect saint of Bhakti Movement.
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