Pune: The chants of ‘Gyanba Tukaram’ and ‘Vitthal Vitthal’ reverberated in the air as the Sant Tukaram Maharaj palkhi (palanquin) procession began its 21-day journey from Dehu to Pandharpur on ...

The revered Sant Tukaram Maharaj Palkhi commenced its annual pilgrimage to Pandharpur from the temple town of Dehu on Tuesday, marking the beginning of the cherished Wari tradition. As per custom, the ...

PUNE The annual Sant Dnyaneshwar Maharaj and Sant Tukaram Maharaj Palkhi processions arrived in Pune on Friday amid huge fanfare including the chanting of bhajans by lakhs of Warkaris (devotees). With ...

Shirish More Maharaj, a descendant of the 17th-century Marathi poet-saint Tukaram and a respected kirtan performer in the community, was found dead at his Pune residence. He reportedly committed ...

Amid strong opposition from Maratha organisations, a planned ‘kirtan’ by Namdev Shastri, a spiritual leader from the Vanjari community, at Dehu in Pune district was called off by the organisers.