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An annual event in the Marathi calendar, the wari is a pilgrimage undertaken by devotees of Lord Vithoba, to His temple in #Pandharpur. #Warkaris are Vitthala bhakts who walk from various places in Maharastra singing praises of Vitthala.
Even those with ill health are said to
Even those with ill health are said to
complete this walk by sheer will power and faith in Vitthala.
Palanquins (palkhis) venerating Sant Dnyaneshwar and Tukaram are carried from Alandi and Dehu by the warkaris, who cover 250 km by foot, over a 21-day journey. The pilgrims this year were about 3 lakh of them reach
Palanquins (palkhis) venerating Sant Dnyaneshwar and Tukaram are carried from Alandi and Dehu by the warkaris, who cover 250 km by foot, over a 21-day journey. The pilgrims this year were about 3 lakh of them reach
Pandharpur on the auspicious day of Ashadhi Ekadashi. The tradition of the wari goes back at least 700-800 years, retracing the 21-day journey that Sant Dnyaneshwar took, from Alandi to Pune, Saswad and Jejuri, before culminating at Pandharpur on Ashadhi Ekadashi.
In Pune, the
In Pune, the
