A Bhakti saint, Sant Tukaram and his work are central to the Warkari sect spread across Maharashtra.
The Prime Minister will inaugurate the Sant Tukaram Shila Mandir in the temple town of Dehu in Pune district.
About
Sant Tukaram was a 17th-century Marathipoet, Hindu saint, popularly known as Tuka, Tukobaraya, Tukoba in Maharashtra.
He was a Sant of Varkari sampradaya (Marathi-Vaishnav tradition) - that venerates the god Vithoba- in Maharashtra.
He was part of the egalitarian, personalized Varkari devotionalism tradition.
Tukaram is best known for his devotional poetry called Abhanga.
He also organise community-oriented worship with spiritual songs known as
Tukaram pointed out the evil of wrongdoings of society, social system and Maharajs by his kiratansand
He faced some opposition because of this, by society from some peoples.
According to some scholars, Tukaram met Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj–and founded the Maratha kingdom.
His Teachings
Promoted Vedanta: Late 20th-century scholarship of Tukaram, and translations of his Abhangapoem, affirm his pantheistic Vedantic view.
Literary works: Numerous inconsistent manuscripts of Tukaram Gathaare known. Gatha temple in Dehu, near Pune Maharashtra, is one of two local temples that mark the legacy of Tukaram.
Who are Warkaris?
Warkari is a sampradaya (religious movement) within the bhakti spiritual tradition of Hinduism, geographically associated with the Indian state of Maharashtra.
Warkaris worship Vitthal (also known as Vithoba), the presiding deity of Pandharpur, regarded as a form of Krishna.
Saints and gurus of the bhakti movement associated with the Warkaris include Dnyaneshwar, Namdev, Chokhamela, Eknath, and Tukaram, Gadge Maharaj all of whom are accorded the title of Sant.