Pune, June 18 (UNI) Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and District Guardian Minister, Ajit Pawar, on Wednesday offered his prayers at Jagadguru Shri Sant Tukaram Maharaj Sansthan's Vitthal Rakhumai Temple and Sant Tukaram Maharaj Shila Temple at Dehu before the start of 'palkhi' to temple town of Pandharpur in Solapur district.
He was felicitated on behalf of the Sansthan.
The Warkaris carrying the palanquin of Jagadguru Shri Sant Tukaram Maharaj will depart for Pandharpur today in a devotional atmosphere, holding flags and banners in their hands to the rhythm of the tal-mridunga (musical instruments) and the chants of 'Gyanba Mauli', 'Mauli, Mauli'.