Rise of a Folk God: Vitthal of PandharpurVitthal, also called Vithoba, is the most popular Hindu god in the western Indian state of Maharashtra, and the best-known god of that region outside India. His temple at Pandharpur is the goal of an annual pilgrimage that is one of the largest and most elaborate in the world. This book is the foremost study of the history of Vitthal, his worship, and his worshippers. |
Contents
Vitthal Beckons | 3 |
1 Pur257nic Sources for the Study of Vitthal | 15 |
2 Hari in Cowherds Garb | 28 |
3 The Secret of the Dind299ra Forest | 43 |
4 Vitthal Venkate347 and Virabhadra | 56 |
5 Vitthaleśvar | 80 |
6 In Search of the Original Image of Vitthal | 94 |
7 Vitthal and HeroStones | 121 |
11 Vitthal Jains and R257md257s299s | 189 |
12 Mother Vith257299 | 207 |
13 The Vedicization of Vitthal | 221 |
14 The Y257davas God | 234 |
15 The Body Is Pandhar299 | 271 |
Glossary | 291 |
Abbreviations | 295 |
Notes | 297 |
8 Pundal299k and Pundar299ke347var | 139 |
9 The Sources of the Story of Pundal299k | 151 |
10 Vitthal and the Buddha | 173 |
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abhanga Andhra Anne Feldhaus Baba Badve Bhagavat Bhagavata Purana Bhattiprolu Bhıma Bırappa Bırdev Brahman brick Buddha Candrabhaga century chapter conch cowherd cows darśan deity devotees Dhangars Dhanpalvar Dhere Dinakar Dindıra Forest dynasty Eknath faith Gavlıs Gıta god’s goddess gods Gopal Krsna Hemadri hero hero-stone hips holy place image of Vitthal India inscription Jains Jn~a Jn~aneśvar Kannada Karnataka king Krsna ksetra Kuruba Lepaksı lives lıḷa Lord Vitthal Madhe Mahanubhav Maharashtra Mallikarjun mantra Marathi Marathi saints mother naked Namdev named Vitthal Neminath one’s original image Padma Purana Pandharı Pandharpur Panduranga Mahatmya pastoralists Pattankodolı pilgrimage priests Pundalık Pundarıkpur Ramdas refers ritual Rukminı Śaiva Śake Sanskrit scholars Śiva linga Śiva temples Skanda Purana Sontheimer Śrı sthalapuranas story Svamı tamarind tamarind tree Tirumalai tırtha tradition Translator’s note Tukaram Vaisnava Varkarı saints Vedas Vedic Venkateś verse Vijayanagar village Visnu Visnu-Krsna Vithoba Vitthal of Pandharpur Vitthal temple Vitthaleśvar Vırabhadra Vıraśaivas worship Yadava yugas