Pandharpur

Walking to Pandharpur: On the trail of Maharashtra's 21-day, 250 km wari for Lord Vithoba

An annual event in the Marathi calendar, the wari is a pilgrimage undertaken by devotees of Lord Vithoba, to his temple in Pandharpur. Palanquins (palkhis) venerating Sant Dnyaneshwar and Tukaram are carried from Alandi and Dehu by the warkaris, who cover 250 km by foot, over a 21-day journey

Congress blames Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis for Maratha quota violence, calls BJP 'anti-reservation'

He said Fadnavis's "provocative" statements on the eve of "Ashadhi Ekadashi" were also responsible for the violence and he should take moral responsibility and quit.

Maratha Kranti Morcha demands apology from Devendra Fadnavis for alleging that it was planning violence at Pandharpur

The Maratha Kranti Morcha on Monday demanded an apology from chief minister Devendra Fadnavis for alleging that some members from the community were planning violence at Pandharpur.

20 members of Maratha Kranti Morcha detained ahead of CM Devendra Fadnavis' visit to Pune; group had planned protest

At least 20 members of the Maratha Kranti Morcha were detained on Monday while they were planning to stage a protest at the venue of an event to be attended by chief minister Devendra Fadnavis in Pune

Devendra Fadnavis cancels visit to Pandharpur temple over Maratha community protests, says 'fears for lives of devotees'

Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday skipped the annual puja at the Lord Vitthal Temple in Pandharpur town due to protest threats by Marathas seeking reservation for the community in government jobs and instead performed rituals at his home in Mumbai.

Why Maharashtra’s flagship scheme to nurture girls hasn't benefited girls

An 11-month-old ambitious, flagship Maharashtra programme that offers incentives to families and village councils to keep and nurture girls burdens mothers with family planning needs, has been crippled by unfulfilled government commitments–and has benefitted no girls.

Maharashtra's temple town Pandharpur to get world's biggest toilet facility

Maharashtra's temple town Pandharpur is all set to get the world's biggest toilet facility to serve to the needs of over three lakh pilgrims who throng the shrine

Non-Brahmin, women priests at Vittal temple, but orthodoxy still lives

Of the 199 applications from non-Brahmins and women, 10 have been appointed.

Want opportunity to good for Maharashtra, says Uddhav Thackeray

Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray, who is being projected as the chief ministerial candidate by his party, today said he wanted to have an opportunity to work for the good of the state.

'Satyameva Jayate' effect? Maharashtra to stop manual scavenging at shrine

The Maharashtra government today said manual scavenging in the temple town of Pandharpur in Solapur district would be stopped soon.