Palkhi route pune to pandharpur 2022

“With the help of this webpage, people can track Palkhi procession as well as closed roads, diversion routes etc, once Palkhis enter Pune city police limits on Wednesday (June 22)”, said Amitabh Gupta, Commissioner of Police, Pune city. People can also check updates on the Pune city police Twitter handle. The Dnyaneshwar palkhi too, left Wednesday morning from Alandi road. The roads which will be closed are Dighi Magazine to Alandi, Vadmukhwadi to Alandi Road-Panjarpol chowk, Bhosari, Kalas Phata to Alandi, Vishrantwadi to Alandi road junction, Sadalbaba dargah to Patil Estate road, Chandrama chowk to Alandi road, Holkar bridge to Chandrama chowk and Sapras chowky. The two palkhis will converge at Patil Estate chowk on the Pune-Mumbai highway. Thereafter, the palkhis will follow each other while passing through Patil Estate chowk to Engineering College Chowk, Sancheti Chowk, Simla office chowk, Veer Chapekar chowk and go via Fergusson college road from Dnyaneshwar Paduka Chowk, Tukaram Paduka Chowk, Khandujibaba Chowk, Tilak Chowk, Laxmi road, Sevasadan chowk, Belbaug chowk, Budhwar chowk, Pasodya Vithoba temple, Moti Chowk, Sonya Maruti chowk, Dulya Maruti Chowk and Nana Peth chowky. Tukaram palkhi will halt at Nivdunga Vithoba temple in Nana Peth and the Dnyaneshwar palkhi will halt at Palkhi Vithoba Temple in Bhavani Peth on Thursday. The traffic will be diverted and parking on the procession route will be banned. The warkaris and the palkhis will halt in the city on Th...

• • • • After rest day, Palkhis bid farewell to Pune, resume journey to Pandharpur After rest day, Palkhis bid farewell to Pune, resume journey to Pandharpur The Palkhis of Sant Tukaram Maharaj and Sant Dnyaneshwar Maharaj reached Pune Monday amid elaborate police deployment and traffic regulations. Pune city Wednesday morning bade farewell to the The Palkhis, or the processions of palanquins carrying the Paduka or the symbolic footwear of Sant Tukaram Maharaj and Sant Dnyaneshwar Maharaj, began their three-week-long journeys on June 10 and 11, respectively, from the temple towns of Dehu and Alandi near Pune. The two Palkhis are slated to reach their destination in Pandharpur on June 29, on the occasion of Ashadhi Ekadashi. The Palkhis, or the processions of palanquins carrying the Paduka or the symbolic footwear of Sant Tukaram Maharaj and Sant Dnyaneshwar Maharaj, began their three-week-long journeys on June 10 and 11. (Express Photo by Arul Horizon) Joint Commissioner of Police Sandeep Karnik said, “The two Palkhi processions reached Pune amidst elaborate police deployment to ensure law and order. The force deployment and arrangements will remain in place until Palkhis leave Pune for their respective journeys.” Also Read | Police Commissioner Retesh Kumaarr said, “Based on the inputs received from officers, we estimate the number of Warkaris in two processions together to be around six lakhs.” Devotees from all walks of life during the darshan of padukas. (Express Photo...

Pune: Close to six lakh warkaris (pilgrims) arrived in Pune on Monday with the ‘paduka’ (footwear) of Sant Dnyaneshwar Maharaj and Sant Tukaram Maharaj despite their pending farm works and scorching heat in the firm belief that Lord Vitthala will take care of all problems. Chants of ‘Dnyanaba, Tukaram’, ‘Vitthal Vitthal’ and ‘Mauli, Mauli’ reverberated through the air amid the sound of cymbals and other traditional instruments played by members of the dindis (groups of warkaris). The Sant Dnyaneshwar Maharaj palkhi procession resumed its journey at the Gandhi wada in Alandi to the city on Monday morning. At the same time, the Sant Tukaram Maharaj palkhi, which had taken an overnight halt at the Vitthal temple in Akurdi on Sunday, began its journey around 7am. At 5.30pm, the procession of Sant Tukaram Maharaj arrived at the Patil Estate amidst chanting of hymns. People peered down from the bridge, showering flowers over the passing palkhi, while those below tried to get closer to seek blessings. The Sant Dynaneshwar palkhi arrived at the College of Engineering Pune chowk around 6.45pm. A crowd of devotees were waiting to welcome the procession. Some women warkaris held aloft idols of Lord Vitthal and Rukmini, while many carried tulsi plants. Fergusson College Road bore a devotional look and was a sea of saffron flags. Volunteers and citizens distributed packets of food and fruits to the warkaris. Most onlookers were dressed in traditional attire and clicked selfies with the...