The famous saint of Maharashtra Saint Tukaram belonged to which of the following Bhakti sects ...........

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The famous saint of Maharashtra Saint Tukaram belonged to which of the following Bhakti sects in the state?

Varkari

Kamgar

Lipik

None of these

Varkari or Warkari is a sampradaya (religious movement) within the bhakti spiritual tradition of Vaishnavite Hinduism, geographically associated with the Indian state of Maharashtra. Varkaris 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 Varkaris include Jñanesvar, Namdev, Chokhamela, Eknath, and Tukaram, Gadge Maharaj all of whom are accorded the title of Sant.