Pune, June 24: Pandharpur Wari or Vari, the annual pilgrimage of Sant Dnyaneshwar known as Dnyaneshwar Palkhi will begin on June 25 this year. The palkhi will begin from Alandi and reach Pandharpur on July 11, 2019. The procession carrying the paduka (sandals) of the saint will cover around 164 km. Thousands of devotees will participate in the pilgrimage. The palkhi will be carried out from Sant Dnyaneshwar’s shrine in Alandi. On June 24, the palkhi of Sant Tukaram has already started its journey from Dehu and will reach Pandharpur on July 11.

Sant Dnyaneshwar was a 13th-century Marathi saint, poet, philosopher and yogi of the Nath Vaishnava tradition. The saint was born in 1275 AD and has authored a commentary on the Bhagavad Gita known as Dnyaneshwari and Amrutanubhav. Dnyaneshwar went into Sanjeevan Samadhi when he was 21 in Alandi. His samadhi lies in the Siddhesvara Temple complex in Alandi. Pandharpur Wari 2019: Schedule, Route and Yatra Processions of Sant Tukaram and Sant Dnyaneshwar Palkhi.

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Pandharpur Wari or Vari is an annual pilgrimage (yatra) of Sant Dnyaneshwar Maharaj and Sant Tukaram Maharaj from the temple in Pune's Alandi to Pandharpur. Most of the participants in the Pandharpur Wari processions are farmers, generally from Maharashtra. Beginning from Dehu phata and Alandi, respectively, the procession for Dnyaneshwar will depart for Pandhurpur on Tuesday morning. Ashadhi Ekadashi 2018: Devendra Fadnavis Skips Puja in Vitthal Temple at Pandharpur After 'Snakes And Stampede Threat'.

Meanwhile, the pilgrimage of Sant Tukaram began on Monday. After a brief rest on June 24, the warkaris embark their journey to Pandharpur on Tuesday. Devotees chanted slogans of “Dhyanba Mauli Tukaram” during the possession. According to the history, the tradition of carrying paduka was started by, Tukaram's youngest son in 1685.

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