Sant tukaram information in english 10 lines

• Know about the origins of the Varkari Movement, Sants associated with it and annual Varkari Yatra to Pandharpur. Every year on the Ashada Ekadashi Day lakhs of pilgrims called Varkaris, walk to Pandharpur, in Sholapur district, to seek the blessings of Lord Vithoba (also called Vithal or Pandurang). The deity in Pandharpur stands on a brick (‘vit’ means brick and ‘thal’ means standing.) This tradition of annual pilgrimage Yatra, known as Dindi (procession), goes back to 13th century. The Varkari (means one who performs the vari/pilgrimage) movement was founded by great Bhakti saints of Maharashtra, namely, Sant Dnyaneshwar, Tukaram and Eknath, who belonged to different castes. They preached that love and devotion can be followed by the common man. Devotional songs composed in the form of folk music, like Abhang, Ovi, and Bharud, became the tools to spread faith at the grass-root level across Maharashtra. People of all castes, in organised groups, start walking from different parts of Maharashtra, often barefooted, to reach Pandharpur on Ashada Ekadashi day. Palakhis (palanquin processions) carrying the paduka (footprints) of the deity and various saints, especially, Sant Dnyaneshwar, and Sant Tukaram, from the varkari sects are taken from the respective shrines to Pandharpur. Sant Dnyaneshwar’s palakhi leaves from Alandi and that of Tukaram from Dehu, both in the Pune district. Many other palakhis join these two on their way to Pandharpur. The devotees wear Tulsi Mala an...

On Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Sant Tukaram Shila Mandir in the temple town of Dehu in Pune district. Shila refers to a rock that is currently on the Dehu Sansthan temple premises, and that for centuries has been the starting point of Wari, the annual pilgrimage to Pandharpur. Also read | The Shila Mandir The Bhakti saint Sant Tukaram had sat on this piece of rock for 13 continuous days when challenged about the authenticity of the Abhyangs he had written. Nitin Maharaj More, president of the Jagatguru Sant Tukaram Maharaj Sansthan Dehu, said that prior to this, the saint had immersed his entire work in the Indrayani river; the work miraculously reappeared after 13 days, proving their authenticity. “The very rock where Sant Tukaram Maharaj sat for 13 days is pious and a place of pilgrimage for the Warkari sect,” More said. On the Dehu Sansthan temple premises, the rock used to be covered by a silver cast with an image of Sant Tukaram, and devotees would pay obesiance. In 2008, the silver mask was stolen, and found on the banks of the Indrayani after a few days. The Sansthan decided to replace the silver covering with an image of Sant Tukaram Maharaj on the Shila, with a temple housing both. “This is the temple the Prime Minister will inaugurate on Tuesday,” he said. The Sant Tukaram Shila Mandir will be inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday. (Photo: Rajesh Stephen) The Warkari sect Sant Tukaram and his work are central to the Warkari sect...