Varakari Panth

…arose, the Mahānubhāva and the Varakari Panth, both of which put forth vast quantities of literature. The latter sect was perhaps the more productive, for it became associated with bhakti, when that movement stirred Mahārāshtra in the early 14th century, and particularly with the popular cult of Viṭṭhoba at Pandharpur.…

…arose, the Mahanubhava and the Varakari Panth, that both shaped Marathi literature significantly. The latter sect was perhaps the more productive, for it became associated with bhakti movements, particularly with the popular cult of Vitthoba at Pandharpur. It was out of this tradition that the great names of early Marathi…

…at the emergence of the Varkari (“Pilgrim”) devotional (bhakti) school, a 700-year-old sect particular to Maharashtra. The sect conducts annual circumambulatory pilgrimages throughout Maharashtra, culminating at the temple of Vitthal, an aspect of the god Vishnu, in Pandharpur in early July.

…the foremost exponent of the Varkari Panth (“Pilgrims’ Path”). The school is known for its expression of bhakti (devotion) and for its freedom from caste restrictions in a religious setting.