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Pandharpur was an important centre of Bhakti tradition in
  1. Madhya Pradesh.
  2. Uttar Pradesh
  3. Gujarat
  4. Maharashtra

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Uttar Pradesh
B
Gujarat
C
Maharashtra
D
Madhya Pradesh.
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Pandharpur is the centre of a bhakti movement that began over eight centuries ago, and gave birth to Marathi literature. For centuries, every year, just before the rains, thousands of pilgrims known as Varkari, followers of Haripath (path of God who is Krishna-Vishnu) travel long distances from rural Maharashtra and Karnataka to Pandharpur.

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