Namdev
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Namdev 🇮🇳

नामदेव (Known as "Bhagat Namdeo")
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Born Oct 29, 1270 🇮🇳 Narsi, Yadava Dynasty
Passed Away Jul 03, 1350 Pandharpur, Bahmani Sultanate
Lifespan 79 years old
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"In all sixty-eight pilgrim places, the essence is the Holy Name of God."

Archival Overview

Pioneering Varkari Bhakti poet who journeyed across India with Dnyaneshwar, composed verses included in the Sikh Guru Granth Sahib, and preached universal brotherhood.

Biographical Record

Sant Namdev (1270–1350 CE) was born into a family of calico-printers (tailors) in Maharashtra, devoting his childhood to singing before the deity Vithoba in Pandharpur.

He spent over two decades traveling through northern India and the Punjab, composing hymns in Marathi, Hindi, and Punjabi; over sixty of his sacred compositions are enshrined in the Sikh Guru Granth Sahib.

Key Life Milestones

1296

The All-India Pilgrimage (Tirthavali)

Traveled across Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab, and Varanasi alongside Dnyaneshwar, linking regional Bhakti traditions.

1340

Compositions in the Punjab

Lived in the village of Ghuman (Punjab), composing hymns of divine love later preserved in the Sikh holy canon.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial
Mahadwar Steps, Vitthal Temple
Pandharpur, India
GPS: 17.6775, 75.3267
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