# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/pundalik
# Generated: 2026-08-13T13:58:43.777Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/pundalik"
name: "Pundalik"
slug: "pundalik"
description: "Pundalik or Pundarika, was an Indian saint and a devotee of the Hindu deity Vithoba. Vithoba is a Vaishnava deity, considered a reincarnation of Vishnu. Pundalik is believed to have brought Vithoba to Pandharpur, where the deity's main shrine stands today. He is also regarded as the historical founder of the Varkari sect, which is centered on the worship of Vithoba."
tagline: "Character in Hindu mythology"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Pundalik_temple.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
livingStatus: "UNKNOWN"
scores:
  popularity:           46.13
  momentum:             4.631899334068718
  historical:           6.629088
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     45
  profileCompleteness:  40
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "పుండరీకుడు"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%A3%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95"
    title: "পুণ্ডলিক"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pundalik"
    title: "Pundalik"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pundalik"
    title: "Pundalik"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95"
    title: "पुंडलिक"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%AA%E0%B3%81%E0%B2%82%E0%B2%A1%E0%B2%B2%E0%B3%80%E0%B2%95"
    title: "ಪುಂಡಲೀಕ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95"
    title: "पुंडलिक"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D1%83%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BA"
    title: "Пундалик"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7260080"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump