Palkhi Festival

Recently, delegates from G20 Digital Economy Working Group Conference witnessed a glimpse of the 800-year-old Warkari community’s palkhi of Sant Tukaram Maharaj first-hand from a special pavilion of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC).

About Palki Festival

  • Palkhi is a 1000 year old tradition which was started by some saints of Maharashtra (India) and is still continued by their followers called varkaris (people who follow a vari, a fundamental ritual).
  • It is an annual pilgrimage (yatra) to Pandharpur - the seat of the Hindu god Vithoba in Maharashtra, in honour of the deity.
  • The whole process lasts a total of 22 days.

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