Talk:Vithoba

message: I believe the article should have more on  the history of the annual pilgrimage of Varkari with Palkhis of different saints. The questions I have on the topic are:
1. Who started the Palkhi tradition ?
2. When ?
3. Important milestones in the history of the tradition ?
4. How many palkhis ?
Previously I had found references to Sant Tukaram's son starting the tradition in late 1600s with Tukaram palkhi. Later on Sant Dnyaneshwar's palkhi was introduced and so on. This was followed by a break in tradition for years or decades. The current tradition dates back to 1821 when Haibat buwa of Alandi revived the tradition. All this was in a reliable source. Unfortunately, I can not find it again. Verifying this information and adding it to the Varkari sect section should further enhance the article. Jonathansammy (talk) 13:40, 11 July 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: IMO, Varkari is the best article for the information, not this one.  Redtigerxyz  Talk  12:21, 13 July 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  History of Annual Palkhi Pilgrimage 

message: As per WP:COMMONNAME, name of article should be Vitthal. Official name of temple in Pandharpur is also Shri Vitthal - Rukmini Mandir. All news media refers him as Vitthal, all songs based on him call him Vitthal, and in famous or primary mantra related to him Vitthal Vitthal, Jai Hari Vitthal also calls him Vitthal. --Vtk1987 (talk) 13:40, 3 May 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree to the statements made by Vtk1987. The article name should be Vitthal. In all the books, newspepers and day today communication, the work Vitthal is used by all. Request to redirect the article to Vitthal... Yogee23 (talk) 06:18, 29 July 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: NGRAMS are equivocal. No clear majority. Ogress smash! 06:22, 29 July 2015 (UTC)
replies: text:  Yogee23 is right, you can read my comments on admin who deleted my speedy nomination to redirect Vitthal, read here User talk:Malcolmxl5#Redirect Vitthal. Vitthal is most common name, its official name of the temple. Those comments on admins talk page are just few, I can give you many more, also in reliable proofs from local language. --Human3015Send WikiLove  07:48, 29 July 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: I mean, this isn't a move vote format, I don't see anyone voting. If you want a vote, run a vote using Wikipedia:Requested_moves/Controversial - the template is there, be sure to include the code |talk=yes to add separate locations for survey and discussion - and be sure to mention it on Wikipedia talk:Noticeboard for India-related topics at the bottom. Ogress smash! 20:19, 29 July 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, I know the procedure, I was just asking your opinion as you are also involved very much in WikiProject Religion. --Human3015Send WikiLove  20:36, 29 July 2015 (UTC)

text:  I suggest, the article name should be Vitthal. Actually there are many alternate names for this God. These includes Vithoba, Pandurang, Kanada etc. But most widely used name in Vitthal. So article name should be Vitthal... Coolgama (talk) 03:19, 30 July 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: Move page to "Vitthal"

message: :Vithoba →  – As per WP:COMMONNAME, Official government website of Solapur district in which temple of this God situated calling this deity as "Vitthal". Recent news on Times of India regarding recent festival of this deity calling this deity as "Vitthal" and also mentions that "Vithoba" is "another name". Recently I have also moved page of temple of this deity Vithoba Temple, Pandharpur to Vitthal Temple, Pandharpur see here because sources mentioned in that article were calling this deity's temple as "Vitthal temple" , , , . also 5910 book results for "Lord Vitthal". Oxford University Press book  calling deity as "Vitthal. Official website of the temple is not working, but official name of the temple is "Vitthal-Rukmini temple". Worshiping verses made on this deity are known as Abhang. These abhangas also refer this deity as "Lord Vitthal". I can give you lots of sources from local language Marathi, these abhangas are in Marathi. Read this news on concert on Abhangas named "Wisdom of Vitthala". Article on this deity on Marathi Wikipedia is named "Vitthal" see hare. Thank you. Human3015Send WikiLove  21:50, 29 July 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Request for comment 29 July 2015 

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message: In the lede it says"Vithoba is the focus of the monotheistic, non-Brahamanical[1][2] Varkari faith of Maharashtra and the Haridasa faith of Karnataka. Vitthal Temple, Pandharpur is his main temple." After the lede, the term non-brahmanical does not appear at all in the rest of the article.That being so, the article and certainly the lede, needs a review.Please comment.Thanks.Jonathansammy (talk) 16:45, 11 October 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Non-brahmanical 

message: I did the source checks. The two sources, one edited by Eleanor Zelliot and ‎Maxine Berntsen, the other by Sand, are discussing the Varkari traditions opposition to priestly Brahmans (Brahmin), not the metaphysical Brahman. We should not conflate the two in this FA-class article, though this innocent mistake is understandable. On monotheism, we need to be as careful as Sand who attributes the "essentially monotheistic" view to Raeside. There are other views. For example, Novetzke in Guy edited book Alternative Krishnas, published by State Univ of New York Press, gives several examples where the Varkari tradition reveres or incorporates Shiva, in a Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis, on pages 115-116. Anna Schultz on page 23 of Singing a Hindu Nation: Marathi Devotional Performance and Nationalism, published by Oxford Univ Press, how certain kirtans (bhakti songs) in Maharashtra revere Vitthala, the poet-saints, but their stories and songs just as frequently praise pan-Hindu gods like Shiva, Ganesh, and Rama. For NPOV, we need to be careful in what we state and how we state it. Comments welcome, Ms Sarah Welch (talk) 15:27, 15 January 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Npov and monotheism, brahmanism 

message: An IP account is removing sourced content from this featured article.I request that the page should be protected.I leave it to the administrators to decide on what level of protection to be applied.Thanks.Jonathansammy (talk) 15:15, 2 September 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Protection request 

message: I thought we were not allowed to use Raj era sources, and particularly those by colonial administers such as William Crooke.Comments? Thanks. Jonathansammy (talk) 18:04, 4 November 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  William Crooke and Raj era sources