Pandharpur Wari - Wikipedia
Pandharpur Wari or Wari is a yatra to Pandharpur, Maharashtra, to honor Vithoba. It involves carrying the paduka of a saint in a palkhi, most notably of Dnyaneshwar and Tukaram, from their respective shrines to Pandharpur. Many pilgrims join this procession on foot. Warkari is a Marathi term which means "one who performs the wari ".
Pandharpur Wari Pilgrimage: Of Saints, Sandals and Salvation
The Pandharpur wari is a 21-day pilgrimage procession from various parts of Maharashtra to Pandharpur, the abode of Lord Vitthal. While the wari culminates on Ashadi Ekadashi, the revelry continues on till Guru Purnima. Attracting lakhs of devotees each year, we give an overview of this 800-year-old tradition.
Palkhi: a moving sacred town. | Religious pilgrimage routes and …
2018年5月30日 · This chapter begins with an overview of the Dnyaneshwar palkhi (a pilgrimage procession in Maharashtra), looking at its meaning and history, as well as its organization. The chapter then looks at how the palkhi is akin to a sacred moving town, where normally regular or mundane space becomes, at least temporarily, sacred space.
Story Details - AS Dnyaneshwar Vaidya
Palkhi Festival: A saint called Haibatbaba started the tradition of Waari. He was the first devotee who carried the holy sandals of Sant Dnyaneshwar to Pandharpur in a ‘Palkhi’ and initiated the Dindi festival and other festivities with a lot of fervour and excitement.
Walking to Pandharpur: On the trail of Maharashtra's 21-day, 250 …
2018年8月9日 · 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 there were about three lakh of them — reach Pandharpur on the auspicious day of Ashadhi Ekadashi.
(PDF) Palkhi: A moving sacred town - ResearchGate
2018年6月26日 · In this chapter, I discuss my experiences of the 2016 Dnyaneshwar palkhi where the number of participants are staggering: close to half a million pilgrims participated in this walking procession,...
Palkhi Festival, Maharashtra | Palkhi Procession Route - redBus
Palkhi is one of the major festivals in Maharashtra celebrating the 1000-year old tradition. Learn about the history of Palkhi, processions to be organized, major routes and other information.
Sant Eknath Maharaj
The Palakhi ceremony of Shantibrahma Shri Eknath Maharaj is the only major Palakhi (procession) from Marathwada to Pandharpur. The tradition of Wari has been going on in the family of Nath even before from Saint Bhanudas Maharaj, the grandfather of Nath.
Palkhi: An Indian Pilgrimage - Digambar Balkrishna Mokashi
Every year the Warkaris carry palanquins, called palkhis, bearing sandals representing the feet of their saints from various towns to Pandharpur in Maharashtra--to the Temple of Vitoba. Mokashi...
Palkhi: An Indian Pilgrimage - D. B. Mokashi - Google Books
Mokashi accompanied the oldest and most revered of the palanquin processions, the palkhi of Jnaneshwar Maharaj, on its two-week journey. His account is the only sustained view of the pilgrimage...