Chokhamela

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Chokhamela was a saint in Maharashtra, India in the 14th century. He belonged to the caste considered untouchable in India in that era. He was born at Mehuna raja, a village in Deulgaon Raja Taluka of Buldhana district. He lived at Mangalvedhe in Maharashtra. He wrote many Abhangas. He was one of the first Dalit poets in India. Chokhamela's hereditary task was to remove dead animals from people's homes and farms and to dispose of them beyond the town limits. He was initiated into bhakti spirituality by the poet-saint Namdev (1270?-1350?)

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On the Threshold Songs of Chokhamela/translated from the Marathi by Rohini Mokashi-Punekar

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