Wari

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Wari is a centuries-old annual Hindu pilgrimage in Maharashtra, India, in which devotees walk in large processions to the temple town of Pandharpur to worship the deity Vithoba.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu pilgrimage
annual event
religious procession
approximateDuration about 21 days
associatedSaint Chokhamela
Dnyaneshwar
linked to: Jnaneshwar

Eknath
Janabai
Namdev
Tukaram
associatedWith Bhakti movement
Varkari tradition
centuriesOld true
country India
culminatesOn Ashadhi Ekadashi
culturalRegion Deccan
linked to: Deccan Plateau

Western India
devotionalPoetryTradition abhang
endLocation Pandharpur
frequency annual
hasFeature carrying palanquins with saintly padukas
collective overnight halts
community kitchens
large group processions
hasProcessionType palkhi procession
hasRitual bhajan
collective chanting of abhangas
kirtan
walking pilgrimage
historicalPeriod medieval origins
honoursDeity Panduranga
Vithoba
Vitthal
languageOfDevotionalSongs Marathi
linked to: Marathi language
mainDestination Pandharpur
majorPalkhi Sant Dnyaneshwar Palkhi
Sant Tukaram Palkhi
modeOfTravel on foot
participantsCalled Varkari
purpose expression of devotion (bhakti)
worship of Vithoba at Pandharpur
religion Hinduism
socialAspect emphasis on equality and inclusiveness
startLocation Alandi
Dehu
state Maharashtra
takesPlaceInMonth Ashadha
June–July

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