Jñāneśvara at Āḻandī
Tradition: Hindu / Vaishnava / Vārkarī
The Place
- Location: Alandi, Pune (18.6767°N, 73.9°E) Maharashtra
- Historical: 1275–1296 CE
Story
Sant Jñāneśvara (1275–1296) wrote the Jñāneśvarī — the first Marāṭhī commentary on the Bhagavad Gītā — at age 15. At 21, he took jiva-samādhi (voluntary conscious burial) at Āḻandī. His samādhi-shrine is the starting-point of the Āṣāḍhī Wārī (pilgrimage to Pandharpur). Jñāneśvara is credited with making Vedānta accessible to Marāṭhī-speaking peasants; his verse "This is a pure devotee's voice" is the foundation-stone of Vārkarī theology. Every Kārtikī Ekādaśī (November), half a million pilgrims converge on Āḻandī.
Worship & Mantra
Mauliyā Jñāneśvara Mahārāj Kī Jai
Festival Cycle
- Jñāneśvara Jayantī (Bhādra (August–September), 1 day)
- Kārtikī Ekādaśī (samādhi anniversary) (Kārtika (November), 7 days)
Why This Entry Matters
Every tradition in India — textual, oral, tribal, regional, syncretic — deserves first-person recognition. This entry honours Hindu on its own terms.
Wisdom Graph: Divine Associations
MantraMauliyā Jñāneśvara Mahārāj Kī Jai
- Offerings
- tulasi / flowers / tradition-specific
- Sacred colours
- saffronyellow
🪔 Worship Procedures
- Daily rites
- • aarati• abhisheka• naivedya
- Puja sequence
- water/milk abhisheka
- flowers
- prasadam
