Sant Gora Kumbhar (also known as Goroba) was a

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'' sant'' associated with the

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and the

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sect of

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by trade and devotee of Vithal. Gora Kumbhar, along with other saints, wrote and sung hundreds of

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s. Gora Kumbhar is traditionally believed to have lived in the village of Satyapuri, presently known as Goraba Ter in

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State. He is believed to have been a contemporary of

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. He is thought to have lived between 1267 and 1317 CE. A small temple named after him was built in the village and is visited by devotees.

In popular culture

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

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. * 1974 Kannada film '' Bhakta Kumbara'' starring Rajkumar. * V. Madhusudhana Rao directed another Telugu movie entitled '' Chakradhari'' in 1977.1977 film Chakradhari at IMDb.
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and was a remake of 1974 Kannada film '' Bhakta Kumbara''. * Dinesh Raval directed Gujarati film ''Bhagat Gora Kumbhar'' in 1978, starring

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, Sarla Yevlekar, Kalpana Diwan, Shrikant Soni, Mahesh Joshi and others.

In popular culture

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