Tukaram

Sant Tukaram Maharaj (Marathi pronunciation: ) was a 17th-century Marathi Saint, Hindu sant (saint), popularly known as Tuka, Tukobaraya, Tukoba in Maharashtra. He was a Sant of Varkari sampradaya (Marathi-Vaishnav tradition) - that venerates the God Vitthal - in Maharashtra, India. He was part of the egalitarian, personalized Varkari devotionalism tradition. Sant Tukaram Maharaj is best known for his devotional poetry called Abhanga and community-oriented worship with spiritual songs known as kirtan. Sant Tukaram was born in modern-day Maharashtra state of India. His complete name was Tukaram Bolhoba Ambile .. He was born in the year 1598 or 1608 in a village named Dehu, near Pune in Maharashtra, India.