Varkari
वारकरी vārkarīThe devotional tradition of Maharashtra centred on the god Vithoba of Pandharpur, whose pilgrim-devotees walk to his shrine; its poet-saints include Jnaneshwar, Namdev, Eknath and Tukaram.
Where this term appears
- The Bhakti Movement History
In Maharashtra, a devotional tradition gathered around the god Vithoba of Pandharpur and the pilgrims, the Varkaris , who still walk to him in their hundreds of thousands.
- The Bhakti Saints Philosophy
In Maharashtra the Varkari saints, Namdev, Jnaneshwar, Eknath and Tukaram, built a tradition of pilgrimage and song to Vithoba of Pandharpur that walks on to this day.
- What is bhakti? Essentials
The Varkaris of Maharashtra recite the Haripath daily and walk to Pandharpur.
- The Four Vaishnava Sampradayas Philosophy
The Ramanandis, the vast north Indian order of Rama-devotees, the Varkari pilgrims of Maharashtra, and many regional streams of Krishna and Rama bhakti carry living devotion that does not always sit tidily insi…
- Do Aghoris really eat human flesh? Journal
…ild's ears, and the only religious groups the law names anywhere, the Varkaris and the Jains, are named there, in the clause that exempts them.