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Gallery of Revolutionaries at Sant Tukaram Mandir inaugurated in Pune
DEVELOPMENT AND LEGACY
GO SIMULTANEOUSLY
ant Tukaram was a Varkari sect saint and poet who
Modern technology and infrastructure enlightened the masses through spiritual songs
have become synonymous with Sknown as Abhyangs (also known as devotional
India's development over the last songs), devotional poetry, and kirtan. Sant Tukaram, who
eight years. As a result, the work lived in Dehu, is said to have laid the groundwork for the
of preserving India's great tradition Maharashtra Bhakti movement. His place in literature is
and culture has been completed exceptional, not only in the Varkari sect but throughout
parallel. There are examples of this the world. His Abhyangs have been translated into
all over, from Kedarnath to the Kashi English as well. Following his death, a rock temple was
Vishwanath temple to the statue of Sri built. Recently this was redeveloped which has been
Ramanujacharya in Hyderabad. This list inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The
now includes the name of Maharashtra's temple also has an idol of Sant Tukaram. Saint Tukaram
great Sreesanth Tukaram Maharaj's was a devout follower of Vitthal, or Lord Vishnu, and
rock temple. "We are ensuring that both adhered to Vaishnavism. Many compositions from Sant
Tukaram's Bhaktipadas can still be found today. In his
development and heritage move forward honour, the Government of India issued a Rs 100 silver
together," Prime Minister Narendra Modi coin in 2002.
said on the occasion of its inauguration "Today, in the 75th year of independence, the country
on June 14. has resolved to achieve 100 percent of its goals,"
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