Kabir Chaura

'''Kabir Chaura''' is a locality in Varanasi, India. It is known as the place where the great mystic poet and saint Kabir grew up.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://indiaheritagehub.org/2012/05/27/kabir-chaura-kabir-dasji-the-banaras-gharana/ |title=India Heritage Hub |access-date=22 November 2018 |archive-date=27 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927212945/https://indiaheritagehub.org/2012/05/27/kabir-chaura-kabir-dasji-the-banaras-gharana/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The word 'Chaura' is a distortion of 'Chauraha', literally meaning a four-way crossing (''chau'' meaning "four"; ''raha'' meaning "way"). Kabir Chaura is also known as the home of Indian musicians and dancers Kishan Maharaj, Gopi Krishan, Samta Prasad and the brothers Rajan and Sajan Mishra.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.varanasi.org.in/kabir-chaura |title=Varanasi.org - Kabir Chaura |access-date=22 November 2018 |archive-date=9 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200409113614/http://www.varanasi.org.in/kabir-chaura |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== History == Surat Gopal, an immediate disciple of Kabir, was the founder of the Kabir Chaura maṭh (also known as ''bāp'' meaning "father") in Varanasi.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Singh |first=Harbans |title=The Encyclopedia of Sikhism |publisher=Punjabi University, Patiala |year=2011 |edition=3rd |volume=2: E-L |pages=405–406}}</ref> It conducted missionary activities in Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, and Bihar and had a branch located at Magahar.<ref name=":0" /> It was dedicated to disseminating the teachings of Kabir.<ref name=":0" />

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Category:Neighbourhoods in Varanasi