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UNCOVERED: Pandharpur | History Defined

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…

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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…

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The Nine-Yard Nauvari Saree and the Maharashtrian Women Who Refuse to Let the Drape Die

The drape that was built for doing, not displayingMost sarees ask you to slow down. The nauvari does not. The nine-yard drape is pulled between the legs and tucked at the back, leaving the wearer's stride unbroken, a silhouette closer to a dhoti than to the decorative six-yard arrangements most…

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Dry day in Maharashtra tomorrow: Check alcohol sale restrictions in Mumbai, Pune and reason behind the move

Maharashtra has declared a dry day across several cities on Saturday, July 25. Alcohol sales will be prohibited in liquor shops, bars, and restaurants on this day. Devshayani Ekadashi, also known as Ashadhi Ekadashi, is a significant Hindu religious festival. This day marks the beginning of Lord Vishnu's celestial rest…

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Why Lakhs of Devotees Wait All Year for This Journey Check the Pandharpur Wari Dates?

Some journeys are about reaching a destination. Others change you with every step. The Pandharpur Wari is one such journey. Every year, lakhs of devotees walk for days through the rains, singing the name of Lord Vitthal and sharing food, stories, and hope with strangers who soon feel like family.…

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Safer pilgrimage, dedicated lanes for warkaris in Maharashtra: Nitin Gadkari

Union minister Nitin Gadkari announced significant progress on the Pandharpur pilgrimage route. Nearly 80 percent of the work is complete, with remaining stretches to be finished in four to six months. Dedicated lanes and Foot Over Bridges will enhance pilgrim safety. Major infrastructure projects, including the Dnyaneshwar Maharaj Palkhi Marg…

The Economic Times

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…

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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:

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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

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

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

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

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

Free Pandharpur Vitthal Rukmini temple from Maharashtra govt.’s control: Subramanian Swamy

Dr. Swamy filed a petition in February that states, ‘By taking control over the Pandharpur temples the government is ousting the rights of Hindus to profess, practice, and propagate their religion, and to manage Hindu religious endowments and their own affairs in matters of religion.’

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South Western Railway to run 4 train trips to clear Ashadha Ekadashi rush

HUBBALLI: Ashadha Ekadashi festival special trains between SSS Hubballi – Pandharpur will be run for four trips only.

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