Nagpur: For a few hours on Sunday evening, the journey to Pandharpur found a home in Nagpur. As chants of “Ram Krishna Hari” echoed through the packed Kavivarya Suresh Bhat Auditorium, acclaimed vocalist Rahul Deshpande‘s Abhangawari recreated the devotional fervour of the Ashadhi Wari, taking listeners on a musical pilgrimage through the verses of Maharashtra’s…
Devotees, organisers and the administration are using AI to make the procession a more memorable experience. Right from creating pictures, videos and graphics for social media to tackling serious logistics, AI is being roped in Pune: The ashadhi wari procession has always been known for its precision, management and discipline and has now included AI.Devotees,…
A stretch of Shankarsheth Road which is part of the Palkhi Marg in disrepair Pune: Some parts of the Ashadhi wari palkhi routes damaged in the recent heavy showers were urgently repaired by the road department over the last two days when the rains took a break to prevent inconvenience to warkaris, said the Pune…
The palkhi of Sant Tukaram Maharaj arrives in Pune city on Thursday evening Pune: As a bleak dawn broke over the rain-soaked skies of Pimpri Chinchwad on Thursday, every road, decorated with colourful rangolis, seemed to lead towards Pune city, welcoming the palkhis of Sant Tukaram Maharaj and Sant Dnyaneshwar Maharaj.By Thursday afternoon, the cacophony…
Rising water level of the Indrayani River Pune: Ahead of the annual Ashadhi Wari procession, the Alandi Municipal Council has appealed to devotees, residents and warkaris not to enter the Indrayani river as its water levels have risen significantly and the river is flowing with strong currents.The advisory comes as thousands of devotees have started…
Every year, devotees gather on the banks of the Indrayani river for the Ashadhi Ekadashi festival in Alandi Pune: The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC)’s standing committee on Wednesday took a significant decision ahead of the Ashadhi Wari, approving the appointment of a contractor and sanctioning works worth Rs430 crore for the Indrayani river rejuvenation…
Lakhs participate in the 21-day annual pilgrimage to Pandharpur Pune: With the month-long Ashadhi Wari set to coincide with the Election Commission’s door-to-door voter verification exercise, political parties and sections of the administration are increasingly sceptical about whether the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls can be completed within the timeline from June…
ECI may consider extending the SIR exercise if time is required to ensure that all eligible voters are covered Pune: The state Chief Electoral Officer has forwarded the Congress’s demand to postpone the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls by a month to the Election Commission of India. The party cited concerns that the…
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