pandharpur yatra
A pilgrimage to pandhapur on foot, very famous in maharashtra.
The people who take up this yatra are called warkaris. They would carry a palanquin(palkhi) of the famous saint Tukaram from Dehu in Pune district . The palki is called as the Thukaram maharaj palki. It is a 21 day long yatra and the final destination being Pandharpur Vittala temple.Large number of palkis originating at different palces merge into this yatra. The people would chant the name of the holy lord Vittala through out the yatra(procession).
This yatra all ready started on 11th june and would reach the Vittala temple on Ashada Ekadashi june 30th and hence known as “Ashadhi Ekadasi Waari of Pandharpur”.
This is called the Doli procession.
