Sant Muktabai Temple, Jalgaon, located in Muktai Nagar Muktabai ( A.D 1279 – 1297 ) is considered one of the pioneers of the Varkari cult of Maharashtra. The story of her life is bound with that of Jnanadev, Saint-composer of Maharashtra. Vitthalpant Kulkarni of Appegaon, on the the banks of Godavari was married to Rukhamabai.
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Motherhood, representing a high order of renunciation and service, holds a glorified place in the scheme of Hindu life. God with his unfailing love is worshipped by many as the Divine Mother, while all women are to be looked upon by men as the earthly counterparts of the Divine Mother. Shri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa raised this
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Meerabai was one of the foremost exponents of the bhakti cult and an inspired poetess belonging to the 15th century. She sang in Vrajbhasha or Vrajbhasha mixed with Rajasthani, in praise of Sri Krishna. Meera was born in a princely family of Rajasthan. When she was a child, Raidas, a saint visited her house and
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