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Bhanudasa (1448–1513) (also spelled as Bhanudas), was a Hindu sant who brought back the sacred image of the god Vithoba back from Vijayanagara to Pandharpur, its original location. He was Eknath’s great grandfather.[1] As a boy he worshipped the Sun but later came to worship Vithoba.[2] He is the subject of two chapters in the Bhaktavijaya.[3] His Samadhi situated in solkhambi mandap (exact right side near entrance) of Vitthal temple at Pandharpur.
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