Public health minister Tanaji Sawant on Thursday announced that a state-of-the-art 1,000-bed hospital will soon be constructed at Pandharpur. However, the existing 100-bed sub-district hospital is inadequate to cater to this large influx of pilgrims, said the officials in their statement. Following the need for enhanced healthcare facilities, Sawant requested Chief Minister Eknath Shinde to set up a new hospital …
Renowned Hindustani vocalist Mahesh Kale is set to present an Abhangwari concert in Hyderabad. In Marathi language, Abhang means ‘unhindered’ and Wari means pilgrimage, says the San Francisco-based singer and guru over a telephonic interaction. Mahesh Kale’s ‘‘Abhangwari’ is an annual show conceptualised to present the abhang genre, dedicated to Lord Vitthal, and musically depict the annual visit of thousands …
Mumbai: The wari to Pandharpur for Aashadi Ekadashi celebrations turned fatal as the bus collided with a tractor near Panvel on Mumbai-Pune Expressway killing five Warkaris and injuring 42 people. The impact killed three bus passengers and the tractor’s driver, Tarvez Salahuddin Ahmed, along with Deepak Sohan Rajbhar. “A bus carrying 84 passengers collided with a tractor and fell into …
On the occasion of Kartiki Ekadashi, a team of doctors from the Public Health Department stationed at Pandharpur treated as many as 64 pilgrims in distress who had made their way to the town on Thursday. Treatment facilities and services like ICU, bike ambulances, Aarogya Doot and specialised doctors were deployed. Waghmare received the necessary medical assistance and was transferred …
The Maharashtra government told the Bombay High Court on Thursday that the Vitthal and Rukmini temples in Solapur are open to people of all faiths and that the Pandharpur Temples Act of 1973, does not impair or curtail the rights of the devotees or pilgrims but was introduced in the interest of the general public On August 21, a Bench …
