Write short about
women sants
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Religious philosophy was stranded in the clutches of the handful. The masses were disillusioned by these handful. The ancient sacred texts were uncomprehended by the masses. There was a need to reset the new definition of the Bhakti. It was to be made more and more congenial, so that any individual can gain mastery in it. The masses were divided. Divided by caste, creed, sect, gender, religion. There was a need of a reform that would include representatives from all the echelons of the society. This need was addressed in the thirteenth century, by the pioneers - Sant Dnyaneshwar, Sant Namdev, Sant Savata ,etc . Very unique in nature, named as Varkari movement, one didn’t need any prerequisites to be its part. A devotional mind, and a simple vice-free body, and a Vitthalised soul, that’s it! Although divided by castes, but everyone was a master in his/her path of devotion. This movement became an epitome of the Maharashtrian culture.
There were torchbearers of this movement in each of the stratas of the society. The weakest sections of the then society consisted of the lower castes and the women. This movement was spectacularly propagated among the lower castes by Saints like Sant Chokhamela. The movement was carried forward by many prominent female saints. I am giving a short abstract about each of the saints.