Chokhamela

Sant Chokhamela
Statue of Sant Chokhamela at his Samadhi in Pandharpur
Personal
Born
पौष शु.२ १२७३ Mehuna Raja, Deulgaon Raja Taluka, Buldhana district.
Diedवैशाख कृ.५ १३३८
ReligionHinduism
HonorsSant (संत) in Marathi, meaning "Saint"
The chief gate of Vithoba temple, Pandharpur. The small blue temple in front of the gate is saint Chokhamela's memorial (samadhi).

Chokhamela (Marathi :चोखामेळा) was a Hindu saint in Maharashtra, India in the 14th century. He belonged to the Mahar caste,[need quotation to verify], which was considered that time one of the low castes in India.[1][2] He was born at Mehuna Raja, a village in Deulgaon Raja Taluka of Buldhana district. He lived at Mangalvedha in Maharashtra. He wrote many Abhangas. One of his known Abhangas is 'Abir Gulal Udhlit Rang". Social activist Arvind Prabhakar Kayande Started Celebrating "Chokhamela Festival" in Deulgaon Raja.[3] He was one of the first low-cast poets in India.

  1. ^ "In Chokhamela's Bhakti, Past Transforms into Radical Present". NewsClick. 16 November 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  2. ^ "A Dalit at the temple door". Mintlounge. 20 October 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Abeer Gulaal - Abhang by Sant Chokhamela | Amritha Varshini".