Latur, Nov 3 (PTI) Maharashtra Minister for Cultural Affairs Ashish Shelar on Monday declared his department will launch various international initiatives to spread the philosophy of the Warkari tradition across the world.

Speaking at the inauguration of a three-day Kirtan Festival organized by the Directorate of Cultural Affairs at Ausa in Latur district, Shelar noted the rich spiritual heritage of the Warkari Sampradaya deserves to reach global audiences.

Notably, the Warkari Sampradaya is a devotional (bhakti) movement in Maharashtra dedicated to the worship of Lord Vitthal (also known as Vithoba). His followers, known as "warkaris," undertake pilgrimages to Pandharpur in Solapur district, which houses a grand Lord Vitthal temple.

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