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Abhanga is a form of
devotional poetry sung in
praise of the
Hindu god Vitthal, also
known as Vithoba. The word "abhang"
comes from a for "non-" and bhanga...
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Vithoba of Pandharpur. He is best
known for his
devotional poetry called Abhanga,
which are po****r in Maharashtra, many of his
poems deal with
social reform...
- Vikram,
falls under the
corrupt influence of his mentor,
Acharya Abhanga Deva.
Abhanga Deva
plans to
place his own son, Ugrarahu, as the next heir by corrupting...
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Lavani is po****r form of
dance in the state. The Bhajan,
Kirtan and
Abhangas of the
Warkari sect (Vaishanav Devotees) have a long
history and are part...
- saints, the
other being abhanga –
attributed to the saint,
Tukaram (1577–1650).
While ovee is used for
narrative poems,
abhanga meter is used for lyrical...
- (saints) in the Bhaktavijaya, the
abhangas of
Eknath accord him
sainthood and
mention him with
other saints. Eknath's
abhanga praises Vithoba who
melted gold...
- is
within the
precincts of the temple.
Kanhopatra wrote Marathi ovi and
abhanga poetry telling of her
devotion to
Vithoba and her
struggle to
balance her...
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Vitthalapant was
initiated by his
spiritual teacher,
Ramashrama (according to
abhanga of
Saint Namdeva), in Kashi. When
Ramashrama Swami visited Alan-di and...
- temple.
Varkari consider saint Muktai 'Adishakti', Goddess.
Varkaris sing
abhangas written by Muktai. They call
saint Muktabai -
Muktai means mother Muktabai...
- Nishkalanka-prabodha, and the Jnanasagara, in
addition to many
songs and
abhangas (devotional poems). His
writings show the
influence of both
Hindu bhakti...
