PUNE: On Saturday, the courtyard of the Sant Tukaram temple at Dehu, near here, was abuzz with warkaris (pilgrims) all set to leave on a marathon 21-day trek, along with the Tukaram palkhi (palanquin) ...

Mumbai: Lakhs of Warkaris have gathered at the holy town of Pandharpur in Maharashtra's Solapur district for Ashadhi Ekadashi today (July 17) for the penultimate day of the annual walking pilgrimage.

Gajar (The din, the alarm) is a noisy film. While vividly portraying the 700-year-old ceremonial tradition of the Pandharpur Wari - about 20 lakh warkaris make the pilgrimage from Alandi to Pandharpur ...

The annual pilgrimage to the Lord Vitthal shrine in Pandharpur for Ashadhi Ekadashi has begun, with groups of pilgrims from across Maharashtra and other states commencing their trek to the temple town ...

Pandharpur Yatra is one of the biggest religious pilgrimages in Maharashtra The Pandharpur Yatra or pilgrimage held every year to the famous Vitthal Temple on the banks of river Bhima, is one of the ...

Seven lakh warkaris (devotees) have converged at Pandharpur to offer prayers to Lord Vitthal on the occasion of Ashadhi Ekadashi on June 29, by when the figure of pilgrims is expected to swell to 10 ...

Mumbai, Jul 22 (PTI) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has cancelled his tomorrow’s visit to a temple in Pandharpur town in view of the proposed protest by the Maratha community seeking ...

For the first time in its 900-year history, the Vitthal Rukmini temple in Pandharpur is likely to get non-Brahmin or even women priests. The temple management committee has decided to invite ...

Priests performing puja and other rituals at the famous Vitthal-Rukmini temple at Pandharpur cannot demand dakshina from devotees, the Bombay High Court has ruled. Setting the record straight early ...

For the first time in nearly the 900-year-old history of the famous Vitthal Rukmini temple in Maharashtra, non-Brahmin male and female priests performed the puja on Friday. “We are committed to ...

SOLAPUR: The decision of Pandharpur's Vitthal Rukmini temple trust to introduce donation coupons worth Rs 100 each for a quick darshan of the deity has been severely criticised by the local unit of ...