Pandharpur Wari

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Pandharpur Wari or Wari pronounced vaaree, is an annual pilgrimage (yatra) to the town of Pandharpur, in the Indian state of Maharashtra, to honor the deity of Hindu God Vitthal.The wari involves carrying the paduka (a type of wooden slippers or footprints) of a saint (Sant in marathi) in a palkhi, most notably of Sant Dnyaneshwar and Sant Tukaram, from their respective shrines to Pandharpur. Thousands of warkaris or pilgrims join this procession on foot. Warkari is a Marathi term which means "one who performs the Wari" or "one who venerates the Vithoba". The tradition is more than 700 to 800 years old.Marches on foot from various locations in Maharashtra to Vithoba temple, Pandharpur, attract over a million pilgrims. The journey takes 21 days. Numerous palakhis join the main Tukaram and Dnyaneshwar palakhis along the way. Two specific pilgrimages honor the two most revered palakhis, starting from their towns located in Pune district of Maharashtra: Sant Dnyaneshwar's palakhi leaves from the town of Alandi, while Sant Tukaram's begins at Dehu. The Wari culminates at the Vithoba temple on the holy occasion of Ashadhi Ekadashi. Devotees from all over Maharashtra and nearby areas set out for Pandharpur, wearing holy basil beads and singing the glories of Vithoba and songs like "Gyanba Tukaram", commemorating the saints. Upon reaching Pandharpur on Ashadhi Ekadashi, these devotees take a holy dip in the sacred Chandrabhaga River/Bhima River before proceeding to visit the Vitthal Temple.

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