Religion: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).

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)

  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
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%	3
50%-60%	1(Akola District)