Vitthal (Vithoba) विट्ठलः
The deity of Pandharpur, standing arms akimbo on a brick, worshipped with Rakhumai as a form of Vishnu-Krishna; the centre of the Varkari tradition of Maharashtra and its Ashadhi and Kartiki Ekadashi pilgrimages.
Also known as: Vithoba · Vitthala · Vithal · Panduranga · Pandurang · Pandharinath · Vithu Mauli · विठोबा · विठ्ठल · पांडुरंग · पंढरीनाथ · विठू माउली
Overview
Vitthal, also called Vithoba and Panduranga, is worshipped at Pandharpur on the Bhima (Chandrabhaga). The Varkari saints Jnaneshwar, Namdev, Eknath and Tukaram sang of him in Marathi abhangs, and the aarti "Yuge atthavis viteveri ubha" is sung at his evening worship. His great pilgrimages fall on the Ashadhi and Kartiki Ekadashi; Wednesday has no special association, so none is recorded.
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