LORD PANDURANGA VITHAL OF PANDHARPUR

These two temples built on the bank of Chandrabhaga river in memory of that Bhaktajana parijata and Pitriseva parayana have been luring lakhs of devotees since time immemorial. They have several other unique features that brought to the state of Maharashtra a glittering feather to the envy of many more making similar claims.

For, this temple of Panduranga Vittal, among all in the state is holding the greatest sway over the class and mass of the Marathi theistic community; it is to this temple Varakari Sampradaya started and spread far and wide; it is to this temple several palanquins of great saints come yearly once; it is here in this temple casteless, classless oneness emerges and receives full honours; and it is into this deity many illustrious saints, like Jnaneswar, Tukaram, Namdev merged; it is this archamurthi revealing himself in the form of Omkar; it is this deity standing on the brick awaiting his devout bhakta Pundarik to come and receive boons; it is this deity deemed to be the typical symbol of Marathi religious life; it is this deity that was carried away to Vijayanagara by Sri Krishna Devaraya; it is to this deity, rulers from Karnataka made lavish endowments. 

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