Pandharpur: Vitthal Rukminiपंढरपूर
Destination of the Wari, Maharashtra’s greatest walking pilgrimage.
See what is open on your dateOpen in Google MapsWhereSolapur, Maharashtra
Marathwada
Marathwada
Kind of placeTemples & Shrines, Pilgrimage Routes
Best time to visit20 June to 20 July
Good seasonsMonsoon (June to September), Post-monsoon (October to November), Winter (December to February), Summer (March to May)
DifficultyEasy
Time neededHalf day
Base and nearbyPandharpur, Solapur
EntryFree
About Pandharpur: Vitthal Rukmini
The spiritual heart of the Varkari tradition and the destination of the Wari, the pilgrimage in which lakhs of people walk for weeks behind the palkhis of Dnyaneshwar and Tukaram to arrive on Ashadhi Ekadashi. Vitthal stands hands-on-hips on a brick, waiting.
What to see and do
- Vitthal Rukmini temple and the padasparsh darshan
- Ashadhi Ekadashi, the great Wari arrival
- Chandrabhaga river ghats
- Pundalik temple in the riverbed
- Vishnupad and Namdev Payari
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