Gora Kumbhar
Sant Gora Kumbhar (also known as Goroba) was a Hindu sant associated with the Bhakti movement and the Varkari sect of Maharashtra, India. He was a potter by trade and devotee of Vithal. Gora Kumbhar, along with other saints, wrote and sung hundreds of Abhangs.
Also recorded as Sant Gora Kumbhar
Gora Kumbhar
- Name
- Sant Gora Kumbhar
- Born
- c. 1267
- Died
- c. 1317
- Occupation
- poet
Reference Check
Propose documentary evidence for Gora Kumbhar. A contribution is never written directly as fact: identity, source, rights and evidence gates still decide.
Sign in to contribute
Documentary evidence
Documentary basis
Authority files
wikidata · Q5584350 · wikipedia · Gora Kumbhar
In this article
Biography
Biography
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 c. 1267 and c. A small temple named after him was built in the village and is visited by devotees.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Sant Gora Kumbhar • Religion — Hinduism • Born — c. 1267 • Died — c. 1317 • Sect — Varkari • Philosophy — Bhakti movement
In popular culture
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 Pushpavalli. • 1974 Kannada film Bhakta Kumbara starring Dr. Rajkumar, became a blockbuster. • V. Madhusudhana Rao directed another Telugu movie entitled Chakradhari in 1977. It starred Akkineni Nageswara Rao and was a remake of 1974 Kannada film Bhakta Kumbara. • Dinesh Raval directed Gujarati film Bhagat Gora Kumbhar in 1978, starring Arvind Trivedi, Sarla Yevlekar, Kalpana Diwan, Shrikant Soni, Mahesh Joshi and others.
Text attribution
Licensing
Text attribution
Part of the biographical narrative on this page reuses licensed material. Its origin, revision and licence are recorded here.
The biographical narrative on this page is based on the Wikipedia article Gora Kumbhar, revision 1359224793 (EN edition), by its contributors. VALÉORINE has edited that text and built its own documentary record around it. The reused material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, and this page's reuse of it is offered under the same licence. Everything else on this page — the chronology, the holdings, the evidence, the plates and the connections — is VALÉORINE's own record. Sources and licences.
Notes from the source article
Cited by Wikipedia
Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Vanina, Eugenia. Medieval Indian Mindscapes: Space, Time, Society, Man. Primus Books. 188. 2012. 9789380607191.
- 2.Novetzke, Christian Lee. Religion and Public Memory: A Cultural History of Saint Namdev in India. Columbia University Press. 65. 2008. 978-0-231-14184-0.
- 3.Osmanabad District Administration. Osmanabad District. osmanabad.nic.in Official website of Dist. Admin.
- 4.1948 film Chakradhari at IMDb.
- 5.1977 film Chakradhari at IMDb.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 1
References
Citations
References
Each reference names the institution holding it, so a reader may go to the document itself.
reference work
Secondary witnessreference work
Secondary witness
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 24 August 2026.
Elsewhere in Books
39,529 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- Gopinath AmanAuthor
- Gopinath BordoloiAuthor
- Gopinath KavirajAuthor
- Gopinath MohantyAuthor
- Göran FärmAuthor
- Göran GreiderAuthor
- Göran HäggAuthor
- Goran MarkovićAuthor
Best supported in this field
For owners
Own a work by Gora Kumbhar?
A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.