A Visit to Dehu, Birthplace of Saint Tukaram....

When the summer is at peak we decided to have a break and planned to visit Dehu, the place which is famous for the name of Saint Tukaram Maharaj who has been a great philosophizer of 17th century for his Abhang (Tukaram Gatha). 

This place is about 18 Km from Dange Chauk on the old Pune-Mumbai highway. It is surrounded by sacred Indryayani river which had enough cool and calm water even during the peak summer time. 

About hundred years before Tukaram, his ancestor, Vishwambhar, was living at Dehu. The whole family owed its religious allegiance to Lord Vithoba. The Pandharpur wari (pilgrimage) during the holy months of Aashadh and Kartik had been a long tradition in the family of Vishwambhar since his forebears. It was his unwavering and steadfast devotion that compelled, as it were, the Lord to rush from Pandharpur to Dehu just as the exemplary devotion of Pundalik had earlier attracted Him over from Vaikunth to Pandharpur.

There is a Vitthal-Rakumai temple which has unique importance since the idols are originated before 8 generations of Sainta Tukaram Maharaj. Saint Tukarams's birthplace can be visited at a walking distance from the temple and it is still treasured by the next generations. 

The next attraction is the Gatha mandir which is built in 4 acre of land. Two big elephant idols welcome us at the entrance. 

The unique feature of this temple is that whole Tukaram Gatha is engraved on the Marble walls and having huge idol of Sant Tukaram Maharaj. The roof of this temple is painted beautifully with Ramayana and Mahabharata theme. 

It is really a nice place to visut where we can have sight seeing and pay tributes to great saint who is born in Maharashtra and give us everlasting teachings of Life. 

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