Viththal
Vithoba (International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration, IAST: ''Viṭhobā''), also known as Vitthala (International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration, IAST: ''Viṭṭhala''), and Panduranga (International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration, IAST: ''Pāṇḍuraṅga''), is a deva (Hinduism), Hindu deity predominantly worshipped in the Indian states of Maharashtra and Karnataka. He is a form of the Hindu deity Vishnu in his avatar: Krishna. Vithoba is often depicted as a dark young boy, standing arms akimbo on a brick, sometimes accompanied by his consort Rakhumai. Vithoba is the focus of an essentially monotheism, monotheistic, non-ritualistic bhakti-driven Varkari faith in Maharashtra and the Haridasa sect established in Dvaita Vedanta in Karnataka. Vithoba Temple, Pandharpur is his main temple. Vithoba legends revolve around his devotee Pundalik who is credited for bringing the deity to Pandharpur, and around Vithoba's role as a saviour to the poet-saints of the Var ...
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