Ghuman, Gurdaspur

Ghuman is a village in Gurdaspur district of Punjab, India. A shrine there is dedicated to Namdev, a Bhakti saint, and is believed by the villagers to represent the place where he was cremated after his travels from Maharashtra.[1] The tradition, which also says that he spent the last 20 years of his life in that village, is not universally accepted.[2]

References

  1. Dass, Nirmal (2000). Songs of the Saints from the Adi Granth. SUNY Press. p. 26. ISBN 9780791446836.
  2. Sadarangani, Neeti M. (2004). Bhakti Poetry in Medieval India: Its Inception, Cultural Encounter and Impact. Sarup & Sons. p. 146. ISBN 9788176254366.

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