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Mahratta of India

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Population ^[2]	Language	Religion	% Christian	% Evangl	Online NT	Jesus Film	Progress
27,442,000	Marathi	Hinduism	0.00 %	Unknown	Not available		1.1

Mahratta of India

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Introduction / History
They are proud Kshatriya people from Maharastra mainly speaking Marathi. They are considered to be one among the marital races of India like the Rajputs and Sikhs. They usually worship Shiva as their family gods, and consider Shivaji as their leader, and fiercely defend their culture, language and history.

Where are they located?
They are located across Marathwaada, some are also found along borders with Karnataka.

What are their lives like?
They mostly belong to the upper echelons of a rural society. Mainly 'kunbi(farmer)' by class, almost all rural Maratha families own land and cultivate crops. The lands are usually big enough to support both cash crops and food crops.

What are their beliefs?
They are liberal compared to other Indian groups. Arranged marriage is not strictly enforced, and a boy can marry a girl of his choice as long as she is a Brahmin or a Maratha. Marathas, like all other Hindus worship many deities, and usually rever their land and Earth as their mother. Marathas are a little tolerant towards other cultures. But as they consider themselves as upper caste, they usually look down upon people they consider as not their equal.

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31 (, 1 = highest persecution ranking)

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Population in Country:

27,442,000

Largest States:

Maharashtra (24,121,000)	Karnataka (1,738,000)
Madhya Pradesh (380,000)	Andhra Pradesh (307,000)
Gujarat (257,000)	Goa (184,000)
Tamil Nadu (146,000)	Kerala (41,000)
Chhattisgarh (36,000)	Dadra and Nagar Haveli (18,000)

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People Name in Country:

Mahratta

People Name General:

Alternate People Names:

Aray Mahratta	Are Kshatriya
Are Mahratta	Arya Mahratta
Bargi	Maharathi
Mahratta Kshatriya	Maratha
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Population in Country:

27,442,000

Population all Countries:

Yes

Ethnicity

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Primary Language:

(23,657,000 Speakers)

mar

Secondary Languages:

Konkani (1,786,000)	Hindi (851,000)
Khandesi (487,000)	Kannada (437,000)
Konkani, Goan (361,000)	Ahirani (204,000)
Gujarati (176,000)	Tamil (103,000)
Telugu (59,000)	Tulu (59,000)
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Primary Religion:

Buddhism	0.00 %
Christianity	0.00 %	(Evangelical: Data not available)
Ethnic Religions	0.00 %
Hinduism	99.80 %
Islam	0.00 %
Non-Religious	0.00 %
Other / Small	0.20 %
Unknown	0.00 %

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1.1

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Bible Translation Status

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Bible Portions:

1957

New Testament:

1982

Complete Bible:

2002

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Audio Recordings	MegaVoice Audio Bible and Stories
Audio Recordings	Global Recordings
Audio Recordings	Gospel Widgets
Film / Video	Gods Story
Film / Video	Jesus Film: view in Marathi
Film / Video	Magdalena (Jesus Film Project)
Film / Video	My Last Day (Jesus Film Project Anime)
Film / Video	Story of Jesus for Children
Film / Video	World Christian Videos
General	Bible Visuals
General	Evangelism Toolbox
Printed Matter	Fathers Love Letter
Printed Matter	Literacy & Evangelism International
Printed Matter	Multi-Language Media
Printed Matter	No Frontiers Literature
Printed Matter	World Christian Tract Ministry
Scripture	Bible-in-Your-Language
Scripture	Very Easy Bible
Scripture	World Bible Translation Center
Scripture	World Missionary Press Booklets
Scripture	World Scriptures

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