Ashadha Ekadashi festival Thursday July 15 2010 (the date changes according to the year)
*The Vithoba temple attracts about half a million Hindu pilgrims during the major yātrā (pilgrimage) in the month of Ashadh (June-July). Ashadh Ekadashi or Hari Shayani Ekadashi, is an important day for the Vaishnvites and more so for the people of the Varakari cult of Maharashtra **in Pandharapur