Vitthal Temple

Mahadwar is main locality in the city and a market place. Mahadwar leads to main ghāt of Pandharpur that is “Mahadwar ghat”.There is temple of Bhakta Pundalika on the ghāt.

It is said that Shri Krishna came to Pandharpur to meet his disciple Bhakta Pundalīka who was busy serving his parents that time .He offered brick called viṭ in maraṭhi to Sri Krishna and requested him to wait standing on the brick for sometime till he attends his parents. The same Sri Krishna is standing on the brick for last 28 yuga and thus is also knows as Vitthala. So in ārati of vitthal it is mentioned “yuge atṭhāvis (28), viṭhevari ubhā”.