Hinduism in Maharashtra
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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).
Tradition[]
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 in Maharashtra is Viththal (a form of Krishna). But, people do not know that Viththal and Krishna are the same because Krishna is worshipped as Shrikrushna (Kri>Kru:ऋ).
Religion in Maharashtra[]
Deities[]
Maharashtrian Hindus worship many deities that are considered incarnations or manifestations of Vishnu.They also worship Shiv, Parvati, and Ganesh.
- Viththal/Vithoba or Pandurangâ a form of Krishna.
- Krishna or Shrikrushna.
- Parashuram.
- Ram
- Maruti.
- Mahadev (Shiva)
- or Khandoba, an avatar of Shiva.
- Ganapati.
- Dattatreya as Datta or Datt and his avatars
Demographics[]
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 |
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 |
90%-100% |
4 |
80%-90% |
23 |
70%-80% |
9 |
60%-70% |
4 |
50%-60% |
0 |
References[]
- ^ "C-1 Population By Religious Community - Maharahstra". Census. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- Hinduism in Maharashtra
- Hinduism in India
- Maharashtra