Warkari is a tradition within the bhakti cult of Maharashtra. Central to the ‘Warkari Sampraday’ is the annual pilgrimage or the ‘wari’ to the temple of Vitthal in Pandharpur that stands on the banks ...

Hundreds and thousands of film songs in more than a dozen languages, ghazals, patriotic songs and also ‘bhav geet’, the quintessential semi-classical, non-filmi songs in Marathi, Lata Mangeshkar sang ...

Abhangvari will provide a platform to the Boy band Abhang Repost to spread the celebration through their modern versions of popular Abhangs. Starting July 8, 9X Jhakaas will exclusively air one new ...

Growing up in India in the 1970s, one was made acutely aware of regional differences constantly. When one got into a train in Delhi, and got out in, for instance, Bhuj, Gujarat, the clothes, food in ...

This Sunday (July 6) marks Ashadi Ekadashi, a major festival in Maharashtra and a significant day for the Warkari sect that culminates in a pilgrimage to the Vitthal temple in Pandharpur. To mark the ...

Pune: The ‘Namacha Gajar’ programme, an annual celebration of the warkari sect’s devotional poetry, returns for its eighth edition, aiming to transport audiences on a transcendent journey through the ...

KOLHAPUR: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday recited Abhangs (poetic phrases) of Sant Dnyaneshwar and Sant Tukaram, the 13th and 17th century saints who left mark on the several centuries-old ...

A rain-washed dusk slowly settles over the street as the first strains of the ‘Abhangs’ begin to be heard. Slowly at first. Then the pitch rises to the accompaniment of clanging ‘Jalras’ and temple ...

For a college band that started out of Mumbai’s Kishinchand Chellaram (KC) College as an idea in 2014 and was formed a year later, Abhanga Repost has certainly come a long way. Now that the city band ...

Mahesh Kale could have stayed in Silicon Valley, building a career in technology. Instead, he chose music. The decision was not an easy one, but it was the one that gave him joy. Today, he is a ...