It’s 4 a.m., the sky, a deep indigo, is illuminated by fading stars and the air is crisp with the promise of dawn. The waris gear up to begin their annual 250 km yatra to the abode of Vithoba in ...

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 ...

Vocalist O S Arun has carved a niche for himself in the world of Carnatic music. And now, people have a chance to learn from the maestro. Alapana Trust, a charitable trust established by Arun, and ...

Musicians Rohit Raut and Shridhar Menon recently recorded an abhang called ‘Vitthal’ One fine day Rohit called me and said he has composed an abhang and wants me to sing. I took this opportunity and ...

Among the many genres that Kale practises, he finds an incessant flow of joy in the abhangs. “Abhang means unhindered. And when ever I sing, I feel that unhindered joy every time. I surrender myself ...

Abhang literally means ‘that without end or interruption’. It refers to the singing of verses composed in honour of Lord Vitthal. US-based singer Mahesh Kale tours India every July and August to hold ...