How did the religious practice of varkaris differ from others in the bhakti movement?
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The religious practice of varkaris differ from others in the bhakti movement:
- Varkaris idolized Vitthala or also known as Vithoba.
- Here the Vithoba is a kind of lord Krishna, an avatar of Vishnu.
- Varkaris travel in the form of groups, 'irrespective of caste' .
- Thy singing bhajans and slogans, associated with Vitthal and Pandharpur.
- They walk many kilometers to reach the holy town of Pandharpur every year, gathering there on Ekadashi of the Hindu lunar calendar in the month of Aashaadha.
- Both are religious movement but share a prominent difference, the Bhakti Movement was not essentially religious, but more spiritual taking influence from areas like Sufism etc, but Varkari
- Movement took inspiration from the Hindu religious texts.
- The Bhakti Movement however came into full effect and saw a predominant rise in popularity in the 15 th and 16 th CE, whereasthe Varkari Movement saw a rise in prominence in the 13 th Century,
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