Varkari
Sign in to saveVārkari ( ; Marathi: ; Pronunciation: ) meaning: 'The one who performs the Vari' is an Advaita Vaishnavsampradaya (religious movement) within the Bhakti spiritual tradition of Hinduism, geographically associated with the Indian state of Maharashtra. Varkaris worship Shri Krishna as Vitthal (also known as Vithoba), the presiding deity of Pandharpur, regarded as a form of Vishnu, and his consort Rakhumai (also known as Rahi), regarded as a form of Lakshmi. Saints and gurus of the bhakti movement associated with the Warkaris include Dnyaneshwar, Namdev, Chokhamela, Eknath, and Tukaram all of whom
Key facts
- Religious group.group
- Vārkari Vaishnavism
- Religious group.image
- File:Pandharpur 2013 Aashad - panoramio (10) (cropped).jpg
- Religious group.caption
- The Vithoba Temple one of the 108 Abhimana Kshethram of Vaishnavate tradition
- Religious group.scriptures
- Bhagavad Gita, Dnyaneshwari, Eknathi Bhagwat, Brahma Sutra, Pancharatra, Vedas, Upanishads
- Religious group.regions
- India
- Religious group.religions
- Vaishnavism (Hinduism)
- Religious group.languages
- Marathi, Sanskrit, Konkani
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- sampradaya
- Subclass of
- Bhakti movement
- Part of
- Krishnaism
- Religion
- Hinduism
- Location
- Maharashtra
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