Saint Ramdas was also a prominent saint and he formulated a cult with worship of God Ram and had a mission of creating social awareness. This movement is also popularly known as 'Warkari Movement'. The Bhakti movement in Maharashtra was initiated by saint Dnyaneshwar, and then it was carried forward by saint Namdev, Eknath and Tukaram whose poetry is very popular in Maharashtra. The worshipers of Vithhoba have a pilgrimage every year to Pandharpur and during this journey they sing and dance in devotional trance. Pandharpur is the most celebrated place for the cult of Vithhoba, a regional incarnation of Vishnu in the form of a shepherd God. Maharashtra is full of religious sects and sub-sects and the places of pilgrimage. In Maharashtra, there is a well documented custom of devotional music which can go back to more than thousand years. For the venerable purpose of worshiping the God, music has always been used as a medium. The devotional music in India has longstanding tradition from Vedas till date.
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