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PANDHARPUR - VITTHAL |
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| Kanarese
literature of the sixteenth century contains various reference to Vitthal and Pandhapur.
The later records belong mainly to the Maratha period. These relate to donations, grants,
and the management and administration of the temple. The Bhosale rulers and the Peshwas
and various Maratha generals and sardars visited the shrine often. The first known royal
annual grant to the temple from the Maratha period was made by Chhatrapati Rajarama, the
grandson of Shivaji. He assigned one hundred and eighty hons for the worship and other
rites of the god. After Shahu's accession the original ’sanad' was brought to him for
renewal and he renewed the grant in January 1707. Apart from these grants, the second set
of papers deals with the disputes between the various types of priests or sevakaris of the
temple. The Badave, Dange, Dingare etc. constantly quarrelled with each other regarding
their respective duties and the shares in the temple revenues. The latest of the series of
judgments delivered by the Satara Chhatrapatis, that settled these matters, is dated 1838.
The king had made a careful examination of all the previous records and on the basis of
that made the settlement which touched practically all the points of dispute. Then there
are orders to local political agents to construct a ghat or a mansion, to make proper
arrangements for the sanitation and peace and tranquillity of the kshetra or to close down
a liquor-bar that wasflourishing at the place. |
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