{"id":899,"date":"2026-09-19T03:16:56","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T02:16:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/akshayapeeth.org\/?page_id=899"},"modified":"2026-09-20T13:26:45","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T12:26:45","slug":"meeting-with-lord-vithoba-of-pandharpur","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/akshayapeeth.org\/index.php\/meeting-with-lord-vithoba-of-pandharpur\/","title":{"rendered":"Meeting with Lord Vithoba of Pandharpur"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.ap-story-page{color:#17324d;font-family:Inter,system-ui,sans-serif;line-height:1.7}.ap-story-wrap{max-width:1060px;margin:auto;padding:8px 0 54px}.ap-kicker{color:#08736e;font-size:.78rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase}.ap-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) 300px;gap:28px;margin-top:24px}.ap-main,.ap-card{border:1px solid #dde7ea;border-radius:12px;background:#fff}.ap-main{padding:clamp(22px,4vw,46px)}.ap-card{padding:20px}.ap-card h2{font-size:.8rem;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#08736e}.ap-card a{color:#08736e;font-weight:700}.ap-source{background:#fbfcfc}.ap-teach{background:#eef8f6;border-left:4px solid #08736e}.ap-nav{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;border-top:1px solid #dde7ea;padding-top:18px;margin-top:24px}.ap-note{border-top:1px solid #dde7ea;padding-top:16px;color:#49657e;font-size:.86rem}@media(max-width:760px){.ap-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.ap-nav{display:grid}}.ap-story-dek{max-width:780px;color:#49657e;font-size:1.2rem;margin:.45rem 0 1rem}.ap-story-dek + p{font-size:1.05rem;color:#49657e;margin:0 0 18px}.ap-story-kicker{color:var(--ap-teal);font-size:.78rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase}.ap-story-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) 300px;gap:34px;align-items:start;margin-top:28px}.ap-story-main,.ap-story-card{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--ap-line);border-radius:12px}.ap-story-main{padding:clamp(22px,4vw,46px);box-shadow:0 12px 28px rgba(16,52,80,.05)}.ap-story-main h2{font-size:1.8rem;margin-top:0}.ap-story-main h3{font-size:1.25rem;margin-top:2rem}.ap-story-main p{margin:0 0 1rem}.ap-story-main p:first-of-type:first-letter{float:left;font-size:4rem;line-height:.8;padding:.1rem .5rem 0 0;color:var(--ap-teal)}.ap-story-aside{display:grid;gap:16px}.ap-story-card{padding:20px}.ap-story-card h2{font-size:.8rem;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--teal);margin:0 0 .7rem}.ap-story-card p{margin:.45rem 0}.ap-story-card a{color:var(--ap-teal);font-weight:700}.ap-story-teaching{background:var(--ap-soft);border-left:4px solid var(--ap-teal)}.ap-story-source{background:#fbfcfc}.ap-story-note{border-top:1px solid var(--ap-line);margin-top:24px;padding-top:16px;color:var(--ap-muted);font-size:.86rem}.ap-story-nav{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:12px;margin-top:24px;padding-top:18px;border-top:1px solid var(--ap-line)}@media(max-width:760px){.ap-story-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.ap-story-nav{display:grid}}<\/style>\n<section class=\"ap-story-page\">\n<div class=\"ap-story-wrap\">\n<div class=\"ap-story-kicker\">Chapter 6 \u00b7 Live Experiences of the Tarkhad Family<\/div>\n<p class=\"ap-story-dek\">Meeting with Lord Vithoba of Pandharpur<\/p>\n<p>A mother\u2019s pilgrimage, a sincere offering, and a remarkable response at the Vithoba temple<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ap-story-tag\">5 min read<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"ap-story-grid\">\n<article class=\"ap-story-main\">\n<h2>The chapter<\/h2>\n<p>Jyotindra\u2019s mother longed to visit Pandharpur and worship Lord Vithoba. Baba first reminded her that Shirdi was their everything, but then assured her that her sincere wish would be fulfilled.<\/p>\n<p>At the temple, a priest would not allow her to place the garland on the deity herself. She prayed, and the account says that the Vithoba murti moved down from its platform, allowing her to complete the offering before returning to its place.<\/p>\n<p>The astonished priest learned that they were devotees of Sai Baba and was reminded that sincere devotion can be received in many forms.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-story-note\"><strong>Editorial note:<\/strong> This page is a concise paraphrase for web presentation and does not reproduce the complete chapter. Please consult the original PDF for the full account.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ap-story-nav\"><a href=\"https:\/\/akshayapeeth.org\/index.php\/frightful-sight-of-goddess-mariaai\/\">\u2190 Previous chapter<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/akshayapeeth.org\/index.php\/facing-death-in-a-cloudburst-in-shirdi\/\">Next chapter \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<aside class=\"ap-story-aside\">\n<section class=\"ap-story-card ap-story-source\">\n<h2>Referenced source<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Live Experiences of the Tarkhad Family with Shri Sai Baba of Shirdi<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Author: Virendra Jyotindra Tarkhad<\/p>\n<p>Chapter 6: <em>Meeting with Lord Vithoba of Pandharpur<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/akshayapeeth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/6-meeting-with-lord-vithoba-of-pandharpur.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View original chapter PDF \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/akshayapeeth.org\/index.php\/live-experiences-of-the-tarkhad-family-with-shri-sai-baba-of-shirdi\/\">View the complete book \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"ap-story-card ap-story-teaching\">\n<h2>Related teaching<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Faith in divine guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This account is presented as a recorded family experience for study and reflection.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/akshayapeeth.org\/index.php\/teachings-and-parables-of-sai-baba\/\">Explore teachings and parables \u2192<\/a><\/section>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chapter 6 \u00b7 Live Experiences of the Tarkhad Family Meeting with Lord Vithoba of Pandharpur A mother\u2019s pilgrimage, a sincere offering, and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-899","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/akshayapeeth.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/899","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/akshayapeeth.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/akshayapeeth.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/akshayapeeth.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/akshayapeeth.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=899"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/akshayapeeth.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/899\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":989,"href":"https:\/\/akshayapeeth.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/899\/revisions\/989"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/akshayapeeth.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=899"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}