Shri Kshetra Pansharpur which is also known as Dakshin Kashi is my home town.

You must have noticed that about a million people walking to this place during the month of Ashad. Obviously my colleges ask me about Pandharpur, hence I decided to jot down information on places to visit, darshan timings, online booking facility, food & stay facilities.

advance booking of Pandharpur temple Darshan from internet – Online Darshan Booking

Note : Online Booking is available [update as on 11 Jan 2024 – Book NOW]

Pandharpur Online Darshan booking procedure

• We can book online darshan ticket 3 days in advance
• You need to upload your photo while booking the ticket.
• Fill in all details on form to book a ticket
• Do not forget to carry darshan ticket printout at the time of reporting.
• You can select the darshan time based on slot availability
• Report at the Darshan waiting Hall as mentioned in ticket.

Darshan Timing for online booking devotees

• 6 AM – 7 AM – 500 Devotees
• 8 AM – 9 AM – 500 Devotees
• 10 AM – 11 AM – 500 Devotees
• 1 PM – 2 PM – 500 Devotees
• 3 PM – 4 PM – 500 Devotees
• 5 PM – 6 PM – 500 Devotees
• 7 PM – 8 PM – 500 Devotees

Temple address

Vitthal Rukmini Mandir Samiti.
Saint Tukaram Bhavan, (Near Shri Vitthal Mandir)
Pandharpur – 413304
District -Solapur, State -Maharashtra
Contact Phone – 02186-224466, 223550
Fax – 02186-220261
Email – [email protected]

Pandharpur

Situated at the bank of river “Bhima” also called as “Chandrabhaga” meaning “Moonlike” since it takes shape of half moon while passing through Pandharpur

Main Vitthal-Rukmini Temple

Facing to East with four entry doors.
Main door a.k.a. Mahadwar or Namdev Darvaja.The first step is called as Namdev Payari, since Shri Santa Namdev took rest (profound meditation-tomb) there @ year 1350. It is tradition to give respect to the first step while going to the main temple.
Second door (to the left of main door) = there is temple of 33 crore gods at this door
Third door a.k.a. Tarti door, if you enter through this door you will goto Laxmi mandir & Vankoba mandir
Fourth (west) door a.k.a. Paschim dwar (dwar=door)

Pandharpur Temple timings

 River Chandrabhaga (Bhima) Ghats

When you want to get down to the river for rituals, there is provision of steps which is called as Ghat. There are 11 such places on the river Chandrabhaga.

1. Divte ghat
2. Krushnaji ghat
3. Dagari ghat
4. Udhhav ghat
5. Shri Datta ghat
6. Kumbhar ghat
7. Mahadwar ghat
8. Kasar ghat
9. Chandrabhaga ghat
10. Vipradal ghat
11. Smashan ghat

Temples (Mandir) in Pandharpur

1. Shri Vitthal Rukmini mandir (Main temple)
2. Bhakta Pundalik mandir
3. Shri Gajanan Maharaj mandir
4. Ambabai mandir
5. Vyas mandir
6. Traymbakeshwar mandir
7. Panchmukhi Maruti mandir
8. Kal Bhairav mandir
9. Mallikarjun mandir
10. Holkar Ram mandir
11. Dwarkadhish mandir
12. Gopalkrushna mandir
13. Kala Maruti mandir
14. Namdev mandir
15. Sridhar Swami Samadhi mandir
16. Shri Dyaneshwar & Shrinath mandir

Tirtha Sthan (holy water place)

1. Lohadand tirtha
2. Padma tirtha
3. Kundal tirtha
4. Sangamtirtha
5. Venu tirtha
6. Gunja tirtha
7. Vruddha Kaleshwar tirtha
8. Panchganga tirtha
9. Vishnupad tirtha
10. Gopalpur tirtha

Main events (Yatra)

1. Chaitra Ekadashi (Yatra)
2. Ashadhi Ekadashi (Yatra)
3. Kartiki Ekadashi (Yatra)
4. Maghi Ekadashi (Yatra)

Dharmashala (Charitable resthouse) at Pandharpur

1. Aagri Dharmashala
2. Gadge Maharaj Dharmashala
3. Lad Dharmashala
4. Maheshwari Dharmashala
5. Padmasali Dharmashala
6. Sarda Dharmashala

Math (monastery) at Pandharpur

1. Ausekar Maharaj Math
2. Banvaskar Math
3. Bankat Swami Maharaj Math
4. Belapurkar Math
5. Chaunde Maharaj Math
6. Chopdekar Maharaj Math
7. Chudamani Math
8. Dasganu Maharaj Math
9. Dhondopant Dada Math
10. Gadkar Math
11. Kukur Mundekar Maharaj Math
12. Khandarkar Maharaj Math
13. Lohiya Maharaj Math
14. Manmadkar Maharaj Math
15. Muktabai Math
16. Narayan Gunda Maharaj Math
17. Savtamali Math
18. Santa Tanpure Maharaj Math
19. Thakurbua Math
20. Vadgaonkar Math
21. Vaskar wada Math

|| Jai Shri Vitthal ||

Things to see at Pandharpur (पंढरपूर)

1. The main Vitthal-Rukmini temple (विठ्ठल रुख्मिणी मंदिर)
2. Kaikadi Maharaj Math (monastery), Must visit & will take ~3 hours to move through the maze like structure which shows different stories, statues etc. ( कैकाडी महाराज मठ )
3. Vishnupad – विष्णुपाद
4. Gopalpur – गोपाळपूर
5. Padmavati -पद्मावती
6. Chandrabhaga mandir, Lakhubai mandir, Shri Datta mandir – चंद्रभागा
7. Shri Gajanan Maharaj temple – this is replica of the main Gajanan maharj temple & they have very good overnight stay facility. गजानन महाराज मंदिर
8. 11 Ghat on river Chandrabhaga
9. Tallest Vitthal Murti
10. See Bangle making process on roadsides

More information about Gajanan Maharaj Temple and stay facility is given below

The room rates at Gajanan Maharaj Math are as given below

for all rooms you need to pay deposit of 200 Rs.
lunch is available from 10.30 am to 1.30 pm & dinner is available  from 7 pm to 10 pm & bk fast time is 5.30 am to 9 am

Gajanan Maharaj Sansthan – Shegav, Pandharpur branch contact phone number is 02186-223522, however please note that you can not book rooms over phone, but they are allotted as on available basis in actual.

when I went there today 20/10/2012, i took picture of work in prgress for the temple, which is given below –

Also you may visit Official website of Vitthal Rukhmini temple