Warkari sampradaya

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Warkari sampradaya is a devotional bhakti movement in Maharashtra centered on the worship of Vithoba, emphasizing pilgrimage, kirtan, and a simple, egalitarian spiritual life.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bhakti movement
Hindu religious tradition
associatedSaint Chokhamela
Dnyaneshwar
linked to: Jnaneshwar

Eknath
Janabai
Muktabai
Namdev
Nivruttinath
Sopan
linked to: Sopandev

Tukaram
corePractice bhajan
collective singing of devotional songs
kirtan
nama-smarana
pilgrimage
coreValue compassion
devotional love for God
egalitarianism
humility
non-violence
service to others
simplicity
devotionalForm sant tradition of Maharashtra
emphasizes devotion over ritualism
inner purity
remembrance of God’s name
ethicalCode abstinence from alcohol
chastity
truthfulness
vegetarianism
festivalAssociated Ashadhi Ekadashi
Kartiki Ekadashi
linked to: Kartik Ekadashi
follows teachings of Marathi sants
geographicRegion Maharashtra
western India
influenceOn Marathi devotional music
Marathi literature
social reform in Maharashtra
languageOfDevotionalLiterature Marathi
mainDeity Panduranga
Vithoba
Vitthal
mainPilgrimageSite Pandharpur
mainTemple Vithoba Temple, Pandharpur
majorPilgrimageMonth Ashadhi
linked to: Ashadhi Wari

Kartiki
organizationalStructure loosely organized devotional community
pilgrimageType wari
religion Hinduism
scripturalBasis Abhangas
Bhagavad Gita
Bhagavata Purana
socialFeature includes women saints and devotees
open to all castes
rejects caste-based discrimination in spiritual practice
timePeriodOfFlourishing medieval period
viewOnGod personal, loving deity accessible to all
worshipsAsFormOf Krishna
Vishnu

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Pandharpur associatedWith Warkari sampradaya
Alandi associatedWith Varkari saints
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Alandi category Varkari movement
linked to: Warkari sampradaya
Vitthal centralDeityOf Varkari movement
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Ashadhi Ekadashi Wari pilgrimIdentity Varkari sampradaya
linked to: Warkari sampradaya
Chokhamela movement Varkari movement
linked to: Warkari sampradaya
Savata Mali associatedWith Varkari sampradaya
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Haripath tradition Varkari Sampradaya
linked to: Warkari sampradaya
Janabai tradition Varkari Sampradaya
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Narhari Sonar religiousOrder Varkari Sampradaya
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Pandharinath veneratedBy Varkari sect
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Marathi Bhakti saints associatedMovement Varkari Sampradaya
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Ashadhi Ekadashi observedBy Varkari sect
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Dehu-Pandharpur Wari associatedSect Varkari Sampradaya
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Varkari literature religiousTraditionOf Varkari movement
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Pandharpur Vitthal Temple associatedWithBhaktiMovement Varkari sampradaya
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Rakhumai veneratedBy Varkari sect
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Rakhumai associatedBhaktiMovement Varkari movement
linked to: Warkari sampradaya
Sopandev religiousOrder Varkari Sampradaya
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Muktabai veneratedIn Varkari sampradaya
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Tukaram Temple devoteeCommunity Varkari sampradaya
linked to: Warkari sampradaya
Chandrabhaga river ghats pilgrimageTradition Varkari movement
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Dakshin Kashi associatedWith SantTukaramTradition
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Pundalik temple associatedMovement Varkari movement
linked to: Warkari sampradaya
Mangalwedha hasCulturalTradition Varkari Sampradaya
linked to: Warkari sampradaya