Hinduism in Maharashtra

A Gudhi is erected on Gudhi Padwa.

Hindus form 80% of the population. Almost all districts are hindu majority. Hindus celebrate all their festivals with culture and tradition. In every village of Maharashtra, at least a temple can be found. Gudhipadawa is a festival of Marathi Hindus . This festival is celebrated on Marathi New Year. Gudhi is sign of victory ( Ramayana's war in Lanka).

## Contents

* 1 Tradition
* 2 Religion in Maharashtra
* 3 Deities
* 4 Demographics
* 4.1 Hindus by district in Maharashtra
* 5 References

## Tradition

A Warkari, carrying an ektari with a saffron flag attached and Chiplya cymbals tied to strings in his hands, journeying from Alandi to Pandharpur

Varakari is a major tradition followed by Marathi Hindus. Varakaris are Vaishnav devotees. Vththal is a deity worshipped mostly in Varakari tradition. Many temples are built in Maharashtra by some Varakari organizations and also by northern and southern organizations such as Svaminarayana,ISCKON,etc. So, a mixed culture is found in Maharashtra. The main Deity worshipped I Maharashtra is Viththal(a form of Krishna). But, people not know that Viththal and Krishna are same because Krishna is worshipped as Shrikrushna (Kri>Kru:ऋ).

## Religion in Maharashtra

Religion in Maharashtra state (2011)[1]

Hinduism (79.83%)

Islam (11.54%)

Buddhism (5.81%)

Jainism (1.25%)

Christianity (0.96%)

Sikhism (0.20%)

Others( including Jews,Gonds,Parsis) (0.16%)

Saibaba temple in Shirdi

## Deities

Vithoba is popular deity in Maharashtra.

Mostly Maharashtrian Hindus are Vaishnav devotees.(Warkari).

* Viththal/Vithoba or Pandurangâ a form of Krishna.
* Malhar or Khandoba,an Avatar of Mahadev.
* Hanuman as Maruti.
* Mahadev
* Ganesh as Ganapati.
* Krishna or Shrikrushna.
* Parashuram.
* Dattatrey as Datta or Datt and his Avatars
* Ram

and other deities are worshipped by Marathi Hindus.

## Demographics

Hindu majority districts of Maharashtra.

The following data is taken from 2001 Census of India.

### Hindus by district in Maharashtra

District

Total Population

Population Under 6 Years

Hindu Population

Hindu Population Under 6 Years

HINDUS %

Hindus Under6 %

Birth Rate ('95 to '01)

H Birth Rate

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Nandurbar  | 1,311,709  | 230,213  | 1,198,481  | 212,040  | 91.37%  | 92.11%  | 29.25  | 29.49
Dhule  | 1,707,947  | 255,231  | 1,522,895  | 224,249  | 89.17%  | 87.86%  | 24.91  | 24.54
Jalgaon  | 3,682,690  | 525,668  | 3,049,368  | 418,615  | 82.80%  | 79.63%  | 23.79  | 22.88
Buldana  | 2,232,480  | 340,294  | 1,622,192  | 235,708  | 72.66%  | 69.27%  | 25.40  | 24.22
Akola  | 1,630,239  | 235,835  | 1,024,080  | 137,396  | 62.82%  | 58.26%  | 24.11  | 22.36
Washim  | 1,020,216  | 160,486  | 746,841  | 115,450  | 73.20%  | 71.94%  | 26.22  | 25.76
Amravati  | 2,607,160  | 357,834  | 1,883,148  | 253,784  | 72.23%  | 70.92%  | 22.88  | 22.46
Wardha  | 1,236,736  | 155,612  | 1,006,235  | 127,993  | 81.36%  | 82.25%  | 20.97  | 21.20
Nagpur  | 4,067,637  | 525,850  | 3,090,588  | 400,720  | 75.98%  | 76.20%  | 21.55  | 21.61
Bhandara  | 1,136,146  | 154,051  | 953,507  | 131,228  | 83.92%  | 85.18%  | 22.60  | 22.94
Gondiya  | 1,200,707  | 171,191  | 1,041,802  | 149,839  | 86.77%  | 87.53%  | 23.76  | 23.97
Gadchiroli  | 970,294  | 154,744  | 818,640  | 130,989  | 84.37%  | 84.65%  | 26.58  | 26.67
Chandrapur  | 2,071,101  | 279,490  | 1,680,113  | 229,457  | 81.12%  | 82.10%  | 22.49  | 22.76
Yavatmal  | 2,458,271  | 369,402  | 1,999,368  | 299,748  | 81.33%  | 81.14%  | 25.04  | 24.99
Nanded  | 2,876,259  | 477,303  | 2,162,185  | 351,079  | 75.17%  | 73.55%  | 27.66  | 27.06
Hingoli  | 987,160  | 167,098  | 728,893  | 120,975  | 73.84%  | 72.40%  | 28.21  | 27.66
Parbhani  | 1,527,715  | 252,435  | 1,121,246  | 178,715  | 73.39%  | 70.80%  | 27.54  | 26.56
Jalna  | 1,612,980  | 261,386  | 1,255,041  | 197,917  | 77.81%  | 75.72%  | 27.01  | 26.28
Aurangabad  | 2,897,013  | 467,934  | 2,030,181  | 315,200  | 70.08%  | 67.36%  | 26.92  | 25.88
Nashik  | 4,993,796  | 789,398  | 4,306,179  | 671,368  | 86.23%  | 85.05%  | 26.35  | 25.98
Thane  | 8,131,849  | 1,144,896  | 6,506,337  | 915,147  | 80.01%  | 79.93%  | 23.47  | 23.44
Mumbai (Suburban)  | 8,640,419  | 1,024,700  | 5,953,475  | 673,128  | 68.90%  | 65.69%  | 19.77  | 18.84
Mumbai  | 3,338,031  | 339,723  | 2,119,750  | 202,848  | 63.50%  | 59.71%  | 16.96  | 15.95
Raigarh  | 2,207,929  | 314,767  | 1,916,707  | 272,125  | 86.81%  | 86.45%  | 23.76  | 23.66
Pune  | 7,232,555  | 968,851  | 6,197,349  | 827,755  | 85.69%  | 85.44%  | 22.33  | 22.26
Ahmadnagar  | 4,040,642  | 589,706  | 3,664,259  | 532,286  | 90.69%  | 90.26%  | 24.32  | 24.21
Bid  | 2,161,250  | 335,283  | 1,827,298  | 278,027  | 84.55%  | 82.92%  | 25.86  | 25.36
Latur  | 2,080,285  | 326,777  | 1,700,679  | 259,782  | 81.75%  | 79.50%  | 26.18  | 25.46
Osmanabad  | 1,486,586  | 223,183  | 1,297,858  | 191,666  | 87.30%  | 85.88%  | 25.02  | 24.61
Solapur  | 3,849,543  | 569,609  | 3,386,955  | 499,218  | 87.98%  | 87.64%  | 24.66  | 24.57
Satara  | 2,808,994  | 368,531  | 2,533,359  | 331,945  | 90.19%  | 90.07%  | 21.87  | 21.84
Ratnagiri  | 1,696,777  | 236,601  | 1,391,137  | 194,670  | 81.99%  | 82.28%  | 23.24  | 23.32
Sindhudurg  | 868,825  | 105,518  | 802,498  | 96,988  | 92.37%  | 91.92%  | 20.24  | 20.14
Kolhapur  | 3,523,162  | 449,883  | 3,077,263  | 393,459  | 87.34%  | 87.46%  | 21.28  | 21.31
Sangli  | 2,583,524  | 341,643  | 2,243,478  | 297,962  | 86.84%  | 87.21%  | 22.04  | 22.14

Hindus are in majority in all districts and subdistricts of Maharashtra. The data taken from 2001 census of india. Almost all districts in Maharashtra are Hindu majority

Percentage of Hinduism

Number of districts

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90%-100%

| 4

80%-90%

| 23

70%-80%

| 9

60%-70%

| 3

50%-60%

| 1(Akola District)

## References

1. ↑ "C-1 Population By Religious Community - Maharahstra". Census. http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01/DDW27C-01 MDDS.XLS. Retrieved 29 December 2019.

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