Pandharpur, July 25 -- Lakhs of Warkaris (pilgrims) thronged the banks of the Chandrabhaga River in Pandharpur on Saturday as the annual Pandharpur Wari pilgrimage culminated on Ashadhi Ekadashi.

Large numbers of pilgrims took a holy dip in the river as part of the traditional rituals associated with the annual pilgrimage.

The 800-year-old Pandharpur Wari is an annual pilgrimage in Maharashtra during which millions of devotees walk on foot to Pandharpur to offer prayers to Lord Vithoba. This year's Wari began on July 7 and concluded on July 25.

Maharashtra Minister Girish Mahajan offered prayers at the Shri Vitthal-Rukmini Temple on Saturday morning. Speaking to ANI, Mahajan said he visits Pandharpur every year to oversee arrangements,...