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• • • • Palkhi in Pune: Elaborate security arrangements in place as Sant Dnyaneshwar, Sant Tukaram processions approach city Palkhi in Pune: Elaborate security arrangements in place as Sant Dnyaneshwar, Sant Tukaram processions approach city Police officials said they were closely monitoring the processions in the backdrop of an incident in front of Alandi temple on Sunday afternoon when an altercation between police personnel and a large gathering of young warkaris was reported. With the Palkhi of Sant Tukaram Maharaj and Sant Dnyaneshwar Maharaj set to arrive in Pune on Monday afternoon, the Pune police have deployed around 7,000 personnel and a security cover comprising bomb detection squad, quick response teams and anti-theft squads, aided by a network of CCTV and drone-mounted cameras. Lakhs of warkaris (pilgrims) and devotees are expected to walk along the processions as part of the centuries-old tradition. The Palkhi or the procession of the palanquins carrying the Paduka or revered symbolic footwear of Sant Tukaram Maharaj and Sant Dnyaneshwar Maharaj started their three-week-long journeys on Saturday and Sunday, respectively, from the temple towns of Dehu and Alandi and are slated to reach Pandharpur on June 29. Officials said four motorcycles with GPS are accompanying the palanquins to share the live location of the processions. (Express photo by Manoj Dattatrye More) Sant Tukaram Maharaj Palkhi embarked on its journey from Dehu Saturday. As per the tradition, it...

Contents • • • • Who was Tukaram Maharaj? • Tukaram Maharaj was a warkari saint and poet. He was a prominent figure in Bhakti movement. • He was known for ‘abhanga’ devotional poetry. • He is also famous for leading community-based worship by means of spiritual songs called as kirtans. • He was a Sant of Varkari sampradaya, that have a lot of respect for God Vithoba. • He was part of egalitarian, personalized Varkari devotionalism tradition. Shila Mandir After the demise of Tukaram Maharaj, a Shila Mandir was constructed. However, it was not formally established as a temple. It was rebuilt in stone with 36 peaks. The temple contains as idol of Saint Tukaram. Tukaram Pagdi During the inaugural session, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was given a special Tujaram Pagdi. It has been designed by Murudkar Zendewale, a turban making firm in Pune. ‘Abhang’ (verses) is also written on the pagdi. Background Tukaram was born in modern-day Maharashtra. Tukaram Bolhoba Ambile was his complete name. Year of birth and death of the Sant has been a subject of research and dispute. He was either born in 1598 or 1608 in Dehu village, near Pune. He was born to Kanakai and Bolhoba. His family owned a retailing & money-lending business and were also engaged in agriculture & trade. His guru, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, was a saint of Bhakti Movement.

Sant Tukaram was a prominent Varkari Sant (Saint) and spiritual poet from Maharashtra during a Bhakti movement in India. Birth and Early Life Tukaram was born in the small village of Dehu in the West Indian state of Maharashtra to Bolhoba and Kanakai a couple belonging to the lower Sudra class. His real name is Tukaram Vhilhoba Aambe. Rather, in accord with another tradition in India of assigning the epithet "sant" (???) to persons regarded as thoroughly saintly, Tukaram is commonly known in Maharashtra as Sant Tukaram (??? ???????). He is known as Bhakta Tukaram to southern Indian people. He had two other brothers. Despite their lower class status the family was well to do and enjoyed good social standing in the village. Tukaram's troubles started with the illness of his father, due to which he had to start supporting his family at the tender age of thirteen. Shortly thereafter, both his parents died. Tukaram's problems only mounted; death of his family members and economic hardship seemed to plague him. Scholars assign various birth years to Sant Tukaram: 1577, 1598, 1608 and 1609 CE. The year of Sant Tukaram's death —1650 CE— is much more certain. Family Life Tukaram was married twice, his first wife Rakhumabai died in 1602 in her early youthdue to starvation during a famine, his second wife Jijabai or Avali as she was called, was much younger than his first had been and had little patience with his devotion and for God and she nagged him continuously. Sant Tukaram and ...

Disclaimer: Copyright infringement not intended. Context • Delegates, attending a three days meet - G20 Digital Economy Working Group Conference, in Pune, had an opportunity to get a first-hand glimpse of Warkari community’s palkhi from Pune Municipal Corporation’s special pavilion. • The 800-year-old palkhi of Sant Tukaram is associated with Warkari community. Other Details • This special pavilion is located near Sant Tukaram Maharaj Paduka Mandir. • Apart from Guardian Minister Chandrakantada Patil, Many officials such as Commissioner of Police, Collector, Municipal Additional Commissioner were present. • As a welcome gesture, delegates were adorned tulsimala (a basil beads string); warkari uparane (traditional attire), and received tika on their forehead at the start of ceremony. • The excitement of delegates was visible in their participation in the fugadi dance and in clicking pictures of carrying tulsi plants on their heads. Other information • In june 2022, a shila (rock) temple at the Sant Tukaram Maharaj mandir was inaugurated by Indian PM Narendra Modi. • The rock is dedicated to the 17th-century saint Tukaram in Dehu, near Pune. Warkari community • It is a community or sect in the state of Maharashtra which is associated with the bhakti spiritual tradition of Hinduism since the thirteenth-century CE. • This sect recognizes as many as fifty poet-saints. Some of the sants associated with this community are Dnyaneshwar, Namdev, Chokhamela, Eknath, and Tukaram. • Th...

Q. Consider the following statements: Sant Tukaram Maharaj was the contemporary of Shivaji. He popularised Warkari sect. He wrote devotional poems Abhangs. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? Answer: [D] 1, 2 & 3 Notes: • The Prime Minister inaugurated the Sant Tukaram Shila Mandir in the temple town of Dehu in Pune district. • Sant Tukaram Maharaj was the contemporary of Shivaji. Sant Tukaram is credited with starting the Wari pilgrimage. He was a Sant of Warkari sect, which venerates the god Vithoba in Maharashtra. He wrote devotional poetry called Abhangs on Vithalswamy. • His master was Saint Chaitanya Mahaprabhu of the Bhakti movement. 11 This question is part of UPSC Prelims Test Series - 2023 on GKToday Android app.

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Context • The Prime Minister of India is going to inaugurate the Sant Tukaram Shila Mandir in the temple town of Dehu in Pune district. 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. • The very rock where Sant Tukaram Maharaj sat for 13 days is pious and a place of pilgrimage for the Warkari sect. • 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. The Warkari sect • Sant Tukaram and his work are central to the Warkari sect spread across Maharashtra. His message about a casteless society and his denial of rituals had led to a social movement. Sant Tukaram is credited with starting the Wari pilgrimage. Photo Credit: Wikipedia • The Wari sees lakhs of devotees congregating in the temple towns of Dehu and Alandi to accompany the padukas of Sant Tukaram and Sant Dyaneshwar respectively as they start for Pandharpur. Back to Basics About Sant Tukaram • A 17th century bhakti saint from Maharashtra • Popularly known as Tuka, Tukobaraya, Tukoba • Sant of Varkari sampradaya (Marathi-Vaishnav tradition) – that venerates the god Vithoba. • Best known for his devotional poetry called Abhanga and community- oriented worship with spiritual songs known as kirtans. • His guru was bhakti movement Saint Chaitanya Mahaprabhu • He oscillates between a Dvaitist [Vedanta] and...