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How the Pandharpur Wari Moves as One Body of Walkers

The road to Pandharpur does not empty between waris. Solitary varkaris walk it in ordinary months, pausing at the same rest points, singing the same abhangas. But in the weeks before Ashadhi Ekadashi and Kartiki Ekadashi, something shifts. Individual walkers begin to find each other, and the walk stops being…

MyLifeXP · Nov 12

What Chokhamela Wrote From Outside the Temple Door and Why Every Devotee Should Still Feel It

The man who prayed from the streetChokhamela never entered the Vitthal temple at Pandharpur. He stood outside, sometimes at the gate, sometimes at the wall, and he sang. He was a Mahar, a caste classified as untouchable in 14th-century Maharashtra, and no amount of devotion changed what the priests saw…

Times Life · Sep 4

Sant Janabai's Abhangas Hold the Spiritual Truth of Women's Invisible Labour and Devotion

She Did Not Transcend the Chores. She Wrote From Inside Them.Janabai was a dasi in the household of Namdev, the thirteenth-century weaver-saint of Pandharpur. She ground grain. She swept. She fetched water. She did every task that made the household function and that no one counted when the counting was…

Times Life · Sep 3

Why Vishnu Waited on a Brick for His Devotee

What kind of devotion can make even Vishnu wait patiently outside? What kind of moment can transform a cruel man into one of the greatest devotees remembered for centuries? The story of Vitthal of Pandharpur is not just a temple legend. It is an emotional reminder that true devotion is…

MyLifeXP · May 11

Maharashtra: Bus collides with tractor on Mumbai-Pune Highway; Five killed, several injured

A Mumbai-based private bus carrying 54 devotees to Pandharpur on the occasion of the Aghadi Ekadashi (falls tomorrow) pilgrimage collided with a tractor. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Jul 16, 2024

Maharashtra tourism explores new horizons in Hyderabad

Maharashtra Tourism held a roadshow in Hyderabad to capitalise on the increasing travel and tourism trends from South India. Citizens from the region have shown interest in exploring pilgrimage sites like Ashtavinayak, Jyotirlingas, Pandharpur and Kolhapur.

The Hindu · Dec 4, 2023

Shinde govt. working towards reservation to Marathas, says Fadnavis

Maha Deputy CM Fadnavis assures Maratha community of foolproof quota; govt positive towards demands. He said CM Shinde has assured reservation & govt will allot land for Maratha Bhavan & hostel before next monsoon. Fadnavis urged all communities to respect each other & act like Warkaris. Jarange Patil said Fadnavis…

The Hindu · Nov 23, 2023

Pandharpur Temples Act doesn’t affect religious rights: Maharashtra to HC

“The Vitthal and Rukmini temples in Solapur are open to people of all faiths.”

The Hindu · Sep 7, 2023

BRS chief’s power play in Maharashtra makes MVA jittery

As the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) troika looked on with apprehension at Telangana Chief Minister and Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) president K. Chandrasekhar Rao’s temple pageantry in Maharashtra, the BRS chief on June 27 questioned why the State’s political parties felt so threatened by his party.

The Hindu · Jun 27, 2023

Telangana CM, cabinet colleagues arrive in Pandharpur in motorcade of 600 vehicles

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao and his cabinet colleagues arrived in Maharashtra’s Solapur district on June 27 in a motorcade with 600 vehicles.

The Hindu · Jun 27, 2023