History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c75.690.3

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D., Pandarage in an inscription in the Vithobā temple itself of 1237 A D., where god Vitthaladeva and Pundarika are both referred to and Pandaraṅgapallī 716-717, large staff of priests and attendants in temple of Vithobā, the chief of whom are the Badves who are held to be trustees and guardians of the temple by the Bombay High Court 713; modern P. lies along the right bank of the Bhīmā river 713, one of the most popular places of pilgrimage in the the Bombay State 712, ordinary and special services in the Vithobā temple treat the image as if it were some high personage requiring bath, dress, food, songs, sleep &c. 714, P. cannot claim great antiquity 713, Padmapurāṇa mentions the image of Vitthala Viṣṇu on the Bhīmarathī 713, pilgrims to P. may be divided into two classes, regular visitors and occasional visitors and the first class comprises those called Vārkaris 722, pilgrims formerly used to embrace the image of Vithobā and also touched the feet, but since about 1873 the feet alone are allowed to be touched 715, 721, priests of the goddess Rakhumāi are known as *utpāts* 714, river Bhīmā is called Candrabhāgā within Pandharpur limits and its water is believed to possess sin-purifying powers 716, scheme of management for Vithobā temple at P. 713n, several controversial questions arise as to Vithobā's temple viz.