Dehu

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Dehu is a pilgrimage town in Maharashtra, India, revered as the birthplace and spiritual center of the 17th-century Marathi saint-poet Tukaram.

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Dehu canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf pilgrimage site
town
associatedPerson Tukaram
surface form: Tukaram Maharaj

Namdev
surface form: Varkari saints
associatedWith Bhakti movement
Varkari tradition
surface form: Varkari movement
birthplaceOf Tukaram
country India
culturalSignificance center of Marathi devotional literature
important Varkari pilgrimage town
devotionalFocus Vithoba of Pandharpur
surface form: Vithoba

Vitthal
district Pune district
hasCoordinateRegion western India
hasCulturalPractice singing of Tukaram’s abhangas
hasFestivalActivity kirtan and bhajan programs
hasGhat Indrayani river ghats
hasHeritageStatus important site in Maharashtra’s spiritual heritage
hasLocalEconomyType pilgrimage-based economy
hasMonumentType Tukaram Maharaj Samadhi
surface form: samadhi shrine of Tukaram
hasReligiousProcession Tukaram’s abhangas
surface form: Palkhi of Tukaram Maharaj
hasRiverFeature Indrayani riverfront
hasTemple Tukaram Temple
Vitthal-Rukmini Temple
honors commemorates life and abhangas of Tukaram
hostsEvent Dehu-Pandharpur Wari
languageSpoken Marathi language
surface form: Marathi
locatedIn India
Maharashtra
Pune district
locatedOn Indrayani River
majorFestival Ashadhi Ekadashi
Kartik Vrat
surface form: Kartiki Ekadashi
nearbyCity Pune
notableStructure Gatha Mandir
Tukaram Maharaj Samadhi
pilgrimageRouteTo Pandharpur
region Deccan Plateau
surface form: Deccan plateau
religiousCommunity Varkari devotees
religiousPractice annual wari pilgrimage to Pandharpur
religiousTradition Hinduism
spiritualCenterOf Tukaram
state Maharashtra
timePeriodOfProminence since 17th century
tourismType religious tourism
transportConnection connected by road to Pune
served by nearby Dehu Road railway station

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