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Which one of the following saints was contemporary of Shivaji?

  1. Tukaram

  2. Chaitanya

  3. Namdey

  4. Shankarachraya
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Sant Tukaram (1608-1649) was indeed a contemporary of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj (1630-1680). Tukaram was a prominent Marathi saint and poet of the Bhakti movement who lived in Dehu, near Pune, during Shivaji's reign. Chaitanya was a Bengali saint (1486-1534), Namdev was a 13th-14th century saint, and Shankaracharya refers to Adi Shankaracharya who lived in the 8th century - all from different time periods.

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