Varkari
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Vārkari meaning: 'The one who performs the Vari' is a sampradaya within Hinduism, geographically associated with the Indian state of Maharashtra. Varkaris worship Krishna as Vitthala, the presiding de
The Vithoba Temple one of the 108 Abhimana Kshethram of Vaishnavate tradition
Thousands taking part in Ashadhi Vari (vārkari) an annual religious padayatra at Dive Ghat, Maharashtra, 2022
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Namdev
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Namdev, also transliterated as Namdeo was a Marathi Vaishnava saint from Narsi, Hingoli, Maharashtra, Medieval India within the Varkari tradition of Hinduism. He was a devotee of the deity Vithoba of
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…Rakhumai (also known as Rahi), regarded as a form of Lakshmi. Saints and gurus of the Bhakti movement associated with the tradition include Dnyaneshwar, Namdev, Chokhamela, Eknath, and Tukaram, all of whom are accorded the title of sant. The Varkaris acknowledge and accept the oneness of Vishnu with other…
Oleograph of Namdev, Bombay, c. 1920
Namdev (second from right) with other bhagats of Hinduism: Ravidas, Kabir and Pipa.
Photograph of the shrine of Bhagat Namdev in Ghuman, as published in 'The Sikh Religion' (1909)
Painting of Bhagat Namdev, from a folio within an illustrated manuscript of the Prem Ambodh Pothi