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Historical Event on 02/02/1314

Saint Narhari Sonar, a poet-saint of the Varkari smanaj and goldsmith (sonar) from Maharashtra had taken Samadhi. His transition from a staunch Shaiva to a Vithoba-worshipping Varkari, after a miracle that makes him realize that Vithoba and Shiva are one and the same.

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8/15/1969Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) formed under Department of Atomic Energy.
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