Pune to Pandharpur -Palakhi Dindi Sohala

A very unique experiment of organizing tree plantation and cleanliness campaign on the occasion of Saint Dnyaneshwar Palkhi Dindi (A religious Dindi Yatra of warkkari community), who walk from Alandi to Pandharpur for 20 days halting in between at various places. In this yatra approximately 5 lakh devotees participate from various corners of Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. 100-200 selected NSS volunteers from different universities participate in this yatra and walk 20 days along with devotees. The NSS is participating since 2004-2005 every year, and efforts taken by NSS volunteers is appreciated by everyone. The volunteers planted 30,000 sapling plantation, 60,000 seeds and carried our cleanliness campaign, sanitation and health campaign and maintaining discipline during the Palakhi Darshan. They have distributed 2,00,000 drumstick seeds to devote