Palkhi procession to Pandharpur, Wari tradition
He threw his manuscripts into the river,
and God returned them.
संत तुकाराम
Sant Tukaram
Poet-saint of Pandharpur. c. 1608–1650.
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Pandharpur Vitthal Temple during Ashadhi Ekadashi
The Beautiful Form of Vitthal
With his hands upon his hips, behold him standing there,
dark as a cloud of rain, with beauty past compare.
He wears a yellow robe that shines like lightning's gleam,
and on his breast the jewel, Kaustubha, casts its beam.
His face is like the moon, his eyes are lotus flowers,
his crown a dome of light in Pandharpur's high towers.
Says Tuka: I have seen this form, and I am free.
The Lord of all the world has turned his face to me.
Tr. Fraser & Marathe, adapted
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Varkari pilgrims on the road to Pandharpur, Wari
“Vithala, Vithala, Vithala: this is my only wealth. Take everything else, but leave me this Name.”