Archive · 1 Aug 2025
Goa to Aid Pilgrims Walking to Pandharpur, Maharashtra
The Goa government is creating a new plan to help people who walk to Pandharpur, a religious place in a nearby state.
The Chief Minister, Pramod Sawant, said the government will give money to these pilgrims, who are also called 'warkaris.'
He also asked the Chief Minister of Maharashtra to give them land in Pandharpur.
This land would be used to build a place where the pilgrims from Goa can stay.
The goal is to make the journey easier for people traveling for religious reasons.
Goa government plans a scheme to assist pilgrims walking to Pandharpur.
The Chief Minister of Goa, Pramod Sawant, announced the scheme.
The scheme will provide financial help to devotees undertaking the 'wari'.
Sawant spoke with Maharashtra's CM regarding land for a shelter home.
The shelter home is planned for 'warkaris' from Goa in Pandharpur.
- Who
- Goa government and pilgrims.
- What
- A financial assistance scheme for pilgrims.
- When
- Announced on Friday, August 1st.
- Where
- Goa and Pandharpur, Maharashtra.
- Why
- To aid devotees undertaking the walking pilgrimage to Pandharpur.
- Announced by
- Chief Minister Pramod Sawant
- Focus
- Pilgrims to Pandharpur
- Goal
- Financial assistance and shelter
- Location
- Goa and Pandharpur, Maharashtra