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Walking to Pandharpur: On the trail of Maharashtra's 21-day, 250 km wari for Lord Vithoba
Aishwaryasahasrabudhe • 7 years agoAn 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'
• 7 years agoHe 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
• 7 years agoThe 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
• 7 years agoAt 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'
Fp Staff • 7 years agoMaharashtra 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
Indiaspend • 8 years agoAn 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
Ians • 9 years agoMaharashtra'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
Mahesh • 11 years agoOf the 199 applications from non-Brahmins and women, 10 have been appointed.
Want opportunity to good for Maharashtra, says Uddhav Thackeray
Fp Archives • 11 years agoShiv 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
Fp Archives • 13 years agoThe Maharashtra government today said manual scavenging in the temple town of Pandharpur in Solapur district would be stopped soon.