For the first time in its 900-year history, the Vitthal Rukmini temple in Pandharpur is likely to get non-Brahmin or even women priests. The temple management committee has decided to invite ...

Majhe maher Pandhari … (Pandharpur is my mother’s home …) Pandit Bhimsen Joshi’s abhang (devotional song) is an ode to the Vitthal-Rukmini temple here. Mothers can now serve as priests in this temple.

After having lost the opportunity to perform‘Maha puja’ at Lord Vitthal temple in Pandharpur during Ashadhi Ekadashi, due to threats by Maratha outfits, Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis ...

Kolhapur: The Solapur district administration has sought Rs 2 crore from state govt to develop an AI-based system to manage the crowd at Pandharpur's Vitthal Rukhmini Mandir on Ashadi Ekadashi, when ...

The historic decision to break with a 900-year-old tradition and allow women and non-Brahmins as priests in the Vitthal-Rukmini temple in Pandharpur has hit a roadblock. Caving into opposition from ...

Mumbai, Jul 22 (PTI) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has cancelled his tomorrow’s visit to a temple in Pandharpur town in view of the proposed protest by the Maratha community seeking ...

The managing board of Pandharpur-based famous temple of Vitthal and Rukmini has decided to donate Rs 52 lakh to the scarcity affected area of Kavhe in Madha tehsil in Solapur district. KOLHAPUR: The ...

In celebration of Kartiki Ekadashi, one of Maharashtra's most revered festivals, thousands of devotees have flocked to the Vitthala Rukmini Temple in Pandharpur. This year, the temple authorities have ...

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde performed the 'maha pooja' of Lord Vitthal and Goddess Rukmini at a temple in Pandharpur town of Solapur district on the occasion of 'Ashadhi Ekadashi' on ...

After the success of his maiden visit to Ayodhya, Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray is on a temple run of sorts. After Ayodhya, Uddhav’s next stop is the temple town of Pandharpur where the Sena ...