Pandharpur Kartiki Ekadashi: Ramrav-Sushila Walegaonkar couple received the honor of Mahapuja with the Deputy Chief Minister

In Brief

• Kartiki Ekadashi celebration in Pandharpur

• Mahapuja of Vitthala by Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde with his wife

• Mr. Ramrao Basaji Walegaonkar and Mrs. Sushilabai Ramrao Walegaonkar received the honor of Mahapuja with Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde

(Pandharpur Kartiki Ekadashi) The official grand worship of Kartiki Ekadashi was completed today by the Deputy Chief Minister of the state, Eknath Shinde, along with his wife. On the occasion of Kartiki Ekadashi, the temple was also decorated with attractive flowers. The temple has been illuminated, and many devotees are seen arriving in Pandharpur for the darshan of Vithuraya.

This time, for the first time, students from the district council school had the opportunity to perform the grand worship with Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. The official grand worship of Vitthal Rukmini was completed at 2:30 AM today under the auspices of Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. As the honored pilgrims of this worship, Mr. Ramrao Basaji Walegaonkar and Mrs. Sushilabai Ramrao Walegaonkar from Pota village in Nanded district were given the honor to attend the grand worship with Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.

They are receiving information that they have been given an ST pass for free travel by the state government. Ramrao Walekar is a devoted follower of Vitthala and has been participating in the Kartiki pilgrimage for the past twenty years. He has been selected from the queue for the darshan. This time, Mansi Mali and Samadhan Thorat, two students from Papri and Devde in Mohol taluka, have been given the honor of attending the Mahapuja for the first time.

The Kartiki Ekadashi festival is being celebrated with great enthusiasm, and five tons of domestic and foreign flowers have been used for the decoration. Pune's Vitthal devotee Ram Jambhulkar has offered this free service at the feet of Vitthala.