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Mahratta of India
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Introduction / History
They are located in the state of Maharashtra and in some parts of the Karnatak border and other parts of India as well. The main hero is Shivaji. Marathi is their mother tongue. Their life is simple. However it also depends on the family income. The father is the decision maker of the family. He takes care of the family. Main objective of a middle class Marathi family is a secure future for themselves and there children, so savings are main concerns.

What are their beliefs?
The main belief is in God rather than themselves. The Maratha also believe in spiritulity and life after death. Some are also involved in black magic as well. The cow is considered a sacred animal and is belived that it has 33 crore (1 crore = 10 million) gods inside her stomach. The main praying point is a temple. There are many gods. It is believed that there are in all 33 crore gods in the Hindu religion.

What are their needs?
The basic need is food, shelter and clothing. They are always behind making money. They are not satisfied with what they are earning.

Text source: Gaikwad Shashank

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Prayer Links  
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Global Prayer Digest: 2007-09-20
 
 
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Country: India
Continent:
 Asia
Region:
 South Asia
Persecution Rank:26 (Only top 50 ranked, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Yes
Population in this Country:
26,325,000
Largest States:
Maharashtra (24,365,000)Karnataka (1,706,000)
Madhya Pradesh (376,000)Andhra Pradesh (300,000)
Gujarat (248,000)Goa (156,000)
Tamil Nadu (144,000)Kerala (41,000)
Chhattisgarh (37,000)Dadra and Nagar Haveli (17,000)
Total States on file:34
   
 
People
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People Name in Country: Mahratta
People Name General:
Mahratta
Alternate People Names:
Aray MahrattaAre Kshatriya
Are MahrattaArya Mahratta
BargiMaharathi
Mahratta KshatriyaMaratha
Rao
ROP3 Code: 112978
Joshua Project People ID: 17554
Population in this Country: 26,325,000
Population all Countries: 26,331,000
Yes
   
 
South Asian Peoples
Marathi-Konkani
People Name General:
 Mahratta
CNN25j
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Language
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Primary Language:
 Marathi (20,665,000 Speakers)
Language Code (16th): mar    Ethnologue Listing
MRT
Secondary Languages:
Konkani (1,099,000)Konkani, Goan (764,000)
Hindi (737,000)Khandesi (425,000)
Kannada (391,000)Ahirani (178,000)
Gujarati (152,000)Tamil (92,000)
Telugu (52,000)Tulu (52,000)
Nimadi (20,000)Chhattisgarhi (18,000)
Dhanki (4,300)Kachchi (4,300)
Malvi (2,300)English (2,200)
Malayalam (1,400)Sindhi (1,400)
Oriya (600)Kodava (20)
Bengali (Unknown)Kashmiri (Unknown)
Koch (Unknown)Nepali (Unknown)
Urdu (Unknown)
Total Languages Spoken:
 26
   
 
Religion [2]
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Primary Religion:
 Hinduism
Major Religions:
Buddhism0.00 % 
Christianity0.00 %(Evangelical: Data not available)
Ethnic Religions0.00 % 
Hinduism99.80 % 
Islam0.00 % 
Non-Religious0.00 % 
Other / Small0.20 % 
Unknown0.00 % 
   
 
Progress Indicators [3]
Progress Scale: [4] 1.1   Few, if any, known Evangelicals. Professing Christian <=5%
Yes
 
 
Bible Translation Status
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Bible Portions: 1807-1957
New Testament:
1811-1982Audio New Testament
Complete Bible: 1821-2002
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Mahratta of India
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