Maharaj libel case
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The Maharaj libel case was an 1862 trial in the Supreme Court of Bombay, in British India. The case was initiated by Jadunath Brajratanjee Maharaj against Nanabhai Rustomji Ranina and Karsandas Mulji.
Karsandas Mulji (1832–1871)
Goswami Jivanlal of Mumbai playing the sitar.
Engraving of John Wilson
Image of Bhau Daji
Vallabha
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Vallabha, also known as Vallabhācārya or Vallabha Dīkṣita, was the founder of the Kr̥ṣṇa-centered Puṣṭimārga sect of Vaishnavism, and propounded the philosophy of Śuddhādvaita.
Maharaj libel case
…with the religious leaders. Jadunath was a religious leader of the Vaishnavite Pushtimarg sect of Hinduism. The sect was founded in the 16th century by Vallabha and worships Krishna as the supreme being. The leadership of the sect remained with Vallabha's direct male descendants, who possess the titles of…
Shri mahaprabhuji
Site worshipped as the birthplace of Vallabha in Campāraṇya, identified in the late 19th century.
Vallabha giving Kr̥ṣṇa a sacred thread after receiving the Brahmasambandha mantra. Dāmodaradāsa Harasānī on the right.
The discovery of Śrīnāthajī by Saddū Pāṇḍe (far left) and Vallabha's later meeting with the company of followers (dressed in white) and local Braj folk (bottom right).