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Tallest Vitthal Murti at Pandharpur ! [New attraction added recently]

By Mahesh 2 Comments | Last Updated July 9, 2018

While you travel from Pune to Pandharpur via new Solapur highway, which is super quality in terms of road quality, you have to take a turn to Pandharpur at Tembhurni naka (corner), as you get down to Pandharpur to a distance of ~ 5 kms on left side you will see beautiful entrance arch and tall Vitthal Murti (idol), obvious that you wish to stop and have darshan before you enter Pandharpur.
Google co ordinates for the Tallest Vitthal Murti at Pandharpur
17.706355, 75.332673

Tallest Vitthal Murti at Pandharpur

My guess is that idol height will be around 100 feet, photo is taken from mobile camera, hence quality is not so good, however it will give you an idea about the cleanliness of space, size of idol, broad empty space available all around

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Tallest idol Pandharpur

the idol is being supported from the back side, looks like built into concrete with steel mesh inside

khedelekar maharaj ashram

Sabha mandap, which can accommodate over 500 people for cultural programssabha mandap at pandharpur

Yogiraj Tukarambaba KhedlekarYogiraj Tukarambaba Khedlekar
Shri Hanuman temple at the entranceShri Hanuman temple
Huge stay facility of the ashram, for sure once can stay here and goto Pandharpur for Vitthal darshan, plenty of parking spaceYogiraj Tukarambaba Khedlekar Ashram
Visiting card with contact details, may help you for booking
(9011349074, 9423168589, 9404686561/62, 9552243423)
mobile phone Yogiraj Tukarambaba Khedlekar Ashram
Instructions for the people staying at ashraminstructions Yogiraj Tukarambaba Khedlekar Ashram

instructions Yogiraj Tukarambaba Khedlekar Ashram

Yogiraj Tukarambaba Khedlekar Ashram (योगिराज तुकारामबाबा खेडलेकर आश्रम)
Gursale road, Near Vitthal Petrol pump, (गुरसाळे रोड, विठ्ठल पेट्रोल पंम्प
जवळ)
Batubare Ahilya Chawk, (बटूबरे आहिल्या चौक)
Pandharpur, 413304 (पंढरपूर ४१३३०४)
Contact details – 9011349074, 9423168589, 9404686561/62, 9552243423
विठ्ठल महाराज – ९४०४६८६५६१,
There is one more Ashram at Nasik, where tallest Hanuman murti (statue) is installed
Yogiraj Tukarambaba Khedlekar Ashram (योगिराज तुकारामबाबा खेडलेकर आश्रम)
Santavan, Khedlezunge, (संतवन, खेडलेझुंगे)
Taluka Niphad, (ता.निफाड)
District – Nasik (जि. नासिक 422305)
Somehow the official website of this Sansthan is no more available on internet, hence I could dig down to the past and copy the information for all the blog readers and Bhakta of Yogiraj.
श्री श्रेत्र खेडले झुंगे ता. निफाड
जि. नासिक
खेडलेझुंगे या खेडेगावास
‘श्रीक्षेत्र’ म्हणून जो दर्जा प्राप्त झाला त्याचे कारण म्हणजे त्रेतायुगामध्ये
प्रभुरामचंद्र आपला वनवास दंडकारण्यात व्यतित करत असतांना त्याचेकडे सितामातेने
सुवर्ण कांतीमय हरीणाचा हट्ट धरला होता त्यासाठी प्रभु त्याच्या मागे मागे गोदावरी
नदीच्या तटाने शिकारी साठी धावत असतांना ते हरीण ज्या ठिकाणी खटले (थांबले) त्या
ठिकाणी जी वस्ती निर्माण झाली. तिला खटले नाव पडले पुढे काळाच्या ओघात शब्दाचा
अपभ्रंश होऊन गावास ‘खेडले’ हे नाव पडले आणि ‘झुंगे’ या नावाचा इतिहास सुध्दा
मनोरंजक आहे. गोदावरी नदीचा दक्षिण तीरावर एक बेट आहे. त्याठिकाणी संन्यासी
पंथाच्या दशम आखाडयापैकी ‘गिरी’ पंथिय साधुचे वास्तव्य होते. तेथे ‘झुंगा’ नावाचे
महात्मा फार थोर व योगी अवालिया होते त्यांच्या साधनेच्या आसनावर जर कोणी धान्य
ठेवले तर त्याच्या आपोआप लाह्या बनत इतकी जाज्वल्प गादी होती त्यांची; गोदामातेला
जर पुर असेल तर हा महात्मा पाण्यावरुन खेडले या गावी येत असत त्यामुळे या साधु
मुळे दोन्ही ठिकाणी भक्ताची गर्दी असे त्यामुळे गावास ”खेडलेझुंगे” हे नाव पडले.
खेडलेझुंगे या गावास धार्मिक वारसा
म्हणजे ह.भ.प. विंचुबाबा हे मुळचे सातारा जिल्हातील योगी पुरुष व थोर संत ते
बंडोद्याच्या शिंदे सरकारचे आध्यात्मिक गुरु होते. त्यांनी खेडलेझुंगे येथे
वास्तव्य करुन परिसरात किर्तन प्रवचनादी धर्म प्रसारचे कार्य केले.

Latest update – You can  do online booking for Vitthal Darshan, refer to detailed instructions on the following link http://117.218.176.81/qms1/Help/QMSHelp_English.pdf 

Also you may visit Official website of temple –
http://www.vitthalrukminimandir.org/home.html

Also do read
https://trekbook.in/2014/11/kaikadi-maharaj-math-monastery.html
https://trekbook.in/2011/07/pandharpur.html

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Comments

  1. Tushar Nyaharkar says

    August 20, 2016 at 6:22 pm

    i like a hanuman image …& near gallery

    Reply

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