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[[image:Syayambhuvithoba.jpg|100px|Vithoba]]
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'''[[Vithoba]]''' is a [[Hinduism|Hindu]] god, worshipped predominantly in the Indian states of [[Maharashtra]], [[Karnataka]] and [[Andhra Pradesh]]. While generally considered a manifestation of the Hindu god [[Vishnu]] or his [[Avatar (Hinduism)|avatar]] [[Krishna]], he is sometimes associated with the god [[Shiva]], the [[Gautama Buddha|Buddha]] or both. Vithoba is often depicted as a dark young boy, standing arms-akimbo on a brick, sometimes accompanied by his main consort Rakhumai ([[Rukmini]]). Vithoba is the focus of the monotheistic, non-[[Brahminical Hinduism|brahminical]] [[Varkari]] sect of Maharashtra and the [[Haridasa]] sect of Karnataka. Vithoba's [[Vithoba temple, Pandharpur|main temple]] stands at [[Pandharpur]] in Maharashtra, close to the Karnataka border. Vithoba legends revolve around his devotee [[Pundalik]], who is credited with bringing the deity to Pandharpur, and around Vithoba's role as a saviour to the poet-saints of the Varkari faith. The Varkari poet-saints are known for their unique genre of devotional lyric, the ''[[abhanga]]'', dedicated to Vithoba and composed in Marathi. Other devotional literature dedicated to Vithoba includes the Kannada hymns of the Haridasa, and Marathi versions of the generic Hindu ''[[arati]]'' songs, associated with rituals of offering light to the deity. Though the origins of both his cult and his main temple remain subjects of debate, there is clear evidence that they already existed by the 13th century. ('''[[Vithoba|more...]]''')

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