DESCRIPTIONS

Where else, on the earth, will you find God, standing eagerly, waiting for you?‘Pandharpur Wari’ is a walking pilgrimage to Pandharpur! It’s a wonderful journey, enjoyed by the devotees, who dance and sing, while walking all the way to Pandharpur from Alandi. There is only one desire in every devotee’s heart, “I want to meet the Lord Vitthal at Pandharpur.” In recent years, many foreigners and students of social sciences have participated in the Wari, just to see and experience the joy of the journey. More than five hundred thousand people from the well educated and also well to do class dream of joining the Wari. But they do not know how to prepare, how to join, and where, and what to expect in the arduous walking pilgrimage that extends to almost 20 days. So, the dream remains unfulfilled.This travelogue is also a guide. It is my effort to make that information and guidance available to prospective warkaris (those who walk in the Wari). It is based on my own journey in the Wari. I have added several photographs that speak more than the words!! I hope the aspirant reader will get charged, and the join the Wari to complete a lifetime ambition. I also hope to let the whole world know about this sacred pilgrimage. The curious reader may read, the seeker of joy of travelling may visit and the seeker of peace, happiness and God, may join the Wari and come to Pandharpur.Where else, on the earth, will you find God, standing eagerly, waiting for you?