Sant Dnyaneshwar Mauli Jayanti 2019: Date & Significance Of Jnaneshwar Maharaj’s Birth Anniversary

Sant Dnyaneshwar Jayanti is celebrated on August 23 to commemorate the birth anniversary of Jnaneshwar Maharaj, who revolutionised the Bhakti cult in Maharashtra. Sant Dnyaneshwar was a popular 13th-century Marathi poet, saint, philosopher and yogi of the Nath Vaishnava tradition. Dnyaneshwar entered into Sanjeevan Samadhi, a yogic path to salvation at the age of 21 at Alandi on the banks of River Indrayani.

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