Kanhopatra was the very beautiful daughter of the courtesan Shyama. They lived in Mangalvedhe, not far from Pandharpur in the 15 century. Shyama taught her daughter to sing and dance and hoped to make …
Sant Muktabai
Muktabai, whose name means ‘liberated, was the younger sister of Sant Jnaneshvar, that ‘Ocean of Knowledge’ who is credited with laying the foundation of this Vitthala Bhakti Marga, the Varkari …
Bepin Behari Sen
Nephew of Adharlal Sen, one of the Master’s most beloved lay devotees. At about the age of 10, he had seen the Master in their house and touched his feet. After a long interval established contact …
Ranka and Banka
A Rigvedi Brahmin named Lakshmidatta lived in Pandharpur. He used to serve the saints with great love. Once, Narayana came to his place in the form of a saint and blessed him that he would have a son …
Radharani Devi (Radhu)
Only child, posthumous, of Abhay Charan Mukherjee, youngest brother of Holy Mother, her life inseparably intertwined with that of Holy Mother after the demise of the Master. Born on 26.1.1900 at …
Sant Soyarabai
Soyarabai (end of 13th and beginning of 14th century C.E.) was the devoted wife of Chokamela, a great devotee of Lord Vitthala. The couple lived in Mangalvedhe a few kilometres away from Pandharpur. …