GK
INDIAN HISTORY
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Question
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Who among the following is considered as the founder of ‘Varkari’ sect?
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Tukaram
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Eknath
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Jnanesvara
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Namdeva
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Scholars believe that this sect, which spread across Maharashtra in the thirteenth century A. D., may have started in the sixth century A. D. Dnyanadeo is said to have laid the cornerstone for this sect, according to the sect’s history.
Detailed explanation-2: -Introduction. Varkari can refer to an individual or group who undertakes a pilgrimage to the temple of Lord Vithoba or Vitthala in the town of Pandharpur in the western Indian state of Maharashtra.
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