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Answer : 1. "Gnanadeva"
Who is considered the founder of 'Maharashtra Dharma'?
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Who is considered the founder of 'Maharashtra Dharma'?
- 1Gnanadevatrue
- 2Ramdasfalse
- 3Namdevfalse
- 4Tukaramfalse
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Answer : 1. "Gnanadeva"
Explanation :
Gnanadeva was the founder of the Bhakti Movement in Maharashtra in the thirteenth century. It was called Maharashtra dharma. He also wrote a commentary of the Bhagavat Gita called Gnaneswari. Another Bhakti saint of Maharashtra was Tukaram, a contemporary of Shivaji.