TY  - GEN
AU  - Dhere, Ramacandra Cintaman 
AU  - Feldhaus,  Anne 
TI  - The rise of a folk god: Vitthal of Pandharpur
SN  - 9788178243443
U1  - 302.23 
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Ranikhet
PB  - Permanent Black
KW  - General
KW  - Vithoba (Hindu deity) - Cult - India - Maharashtra
N2  -  Vitthal, also called Vithoba, is the most popular Hindu god in the western Indian state of Maharashtra. He is also among the best-known gods outside India. His temple at Pandharpur attracts one of the largest and most elaborate annual pilgrimages in the world.This book is the foremost study of the history of Vitthal, his worship, and his worshippers. First published in Marathi in 1984, it remains the most thorough and insightful work on Vitthal and his cult in any language, and provides an exemplary model for understanding the history and orphology of lived Hinduism.Vitthal exemplifies the synthesis of Vaishnava and Shaiva elements that not only typifies Maharashtrian Hindu religious life but also marks Vitthals resemblance to the prominent South Indian god Venkatesh of Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh.
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