मराठी: Pandharpur Wari or Wari (Marathi: dar art or art), pronounced vaaree, is an annual

pilgrimage (yatra) to the town of Pandharpur,

which is the seat of Hindu God Vithoba in the

Indian state of Maharashtra, in honour of the

deity. Palakhis (palanquin processions) carrying the paduka (foot prints) of the deity

and various saints, most notably

Dnyaneshwar and Tukaram from the Warkari

sect, are taken from their respective shrines

to Pandharpur. Warkari is a Marathi term

which means "one who performs the Wari" or

"one who venerates the Vithoba". The tradition

is more than 700 to 800 years old.