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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Wari canonical 2

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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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