(about 1350) Female
poet and saint associated with the Varkari Panth, a religious order based on
the worship of the Hindu deity Vithoba at his temple in Pandharpur,
Maharashtra.
Janabai arrived at Pandharpur with her parents when she was
seven years old, but she refused to return home with them, claiming that she
wanted to be near to the Lord.
Namdev, another Varkari saint, took her in as a servant and
welcomed her into his circle of believers (bhakta).
Janabai is known for her religious songs, which are still
widely performed today.
G. A. Deleury, The Cult of Vithoba, 1960; Justin E. Abbott and Narhar R. Godbole (trans. ), Stories of Indian Saints, 1982;
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