Palkhi procession: Entry on top side of Pune's Dive Ghat banned on June 22
As the annual Palkhi processions are set to enter Pune city limits on Friday, June 20, the city police have banned the entry of people and Warkaris, the devotees of Lord Vittal, on the top side of Dive Ghat Mountain on June 22, to prevent any accidents.
Joint Commissioner of Police Ranjan Kumar Sharma on Thursday issued the order as heavy rain is expected in the region when the Palkhi processions would pass through Dive Ghat in Pune. The restriction will be in place from 12 am to 12 pm on June 22, it said.
Lakhs of Warkaris will accompany the traditional Sant Dnyaneshwar Maharaj Palkhi procession that will pass through the Pune-Solapur Road from Bhairoba Nala to Saswad via Dive Ghat on June 22.
Parts of the Dive Ghat Mountain have been dug for road widening, making the Ghat section slippery, the police said. The police said it is not safe for people and the Warkaris to visit the mountain top as the work for widening four kilometers of Dive Ghat road is underway.
The police said several people visit the top side of Dive Ghat Mountains for tourism, click photographs, and make reels.
Palkhi procession is a major spiritual event in Maharashtra when Warkaris of Sant Dnyaneshwar Maharaj and Sant Tukaram Maharaj accompany the palanquin carrying the Paduka (sacred footwear) of their revered saints head to Pandharpur in Solapur district on foot. The procession that starts from two points — Alandi and Dehu -– carrying the Paduka of their respective saints took its present grand form in the early 19th century. This year, the pilgrimage concludes on July 6, on Ashadhi Ekadashi.
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