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[[File:Gudhi_Padwa_Gudhi.jpg|thumb|Traditional Gudhi]]
[[Hindus]] form 79.83% of the [[Maharashtra|state's]] total population as per 2011 census. Hindus form the majority in all the districts of the state.The religion plays an important role in the lives of the Maharashtrian people in their day-to-day life.[[Vitthal]], other incarnations of [[Vishnu]] such as [[Rama|Ramchandra]] and [[Krishna]], [[Hanuman|Maruti]], [[Dattatreya]], and Shiva Family deities such as [[Shiva|Shankar]], [[Parvati]], and [[Ganesh]], are popular with Hindus of Maharashtra. The [[varkari]] tradition holds a strong grip on the local Hindus of Maharashtra.<ref name="Berntsen1988">{{cite book|editor=Maxine Berntsen |title=The Experience of Hinduism: Essays on Religion in Maharashtra|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7PDr-QF4YmYC&pg=PR7|year=1988|publisher=SUNY Press|isbn=978-0-88706-662-7}}</ref>{{rp|140–170}} The public Ganesh festival started by [[Bal Gangadhar Tilak|Lokmanya Tilak]] in the late 19th century is very popular. Marathi Hindus also revere Bhakti saints associated with varkari sects such as [[Dnyaneshwar]], [[Savata Mali]], [[Tukaram]], [[Namdev]], [[Janabai]]<nowiki/>i and [[Chokhamela]]. Many religious figures from 19th and 20th century are revered. They include [[Swami Samarth]], [[Gajanan Maharaj]], [[Sai baba of Shirdi]], [[Tukdoji Maharaj]], [[Brahmachaitanya|Gondavalekar Maharaj]], and [[Gadge Maharaj]].

In every village of [[Maharashtra]], at least one Hindu temple can be found. Maharashtra also has significant Hindu populations with origins in other states and regions of India, which adds to the diversity of temples and traditions in the state. The state has numerous recently built temples by groups such as the [[Swaminarayan]] sect, [[ISKON|ISKCON]], and South Indian communities.

==Tradition==
[[Warkari|Varakari]] is a major tradition followed by Marathi Hindus. Varakaris are Vaishnav devotees. Vththal is a deity worshipped mostly in Varakari tradition.
The main Deity worshipped in Maharashtra is Krishna in the form of Viththal.

{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Religion in Maharashtra state (2011)<ref name="Religion">{{cite web |title=C-1 Population By Religious Community - Maharahstra |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01/DDW27C-01%20MDDS.XLS |publisher=Census |accessdate=29 December 2019}}</ref>
|label1 = [[Hinduism]]
|value1 = 79.83
|color1 = Orange
|label2 = [[Marathi Muslims|Islam]]
|value2 = 11.54
|color2 = Green
|label3 = [[Navayana|Buddhism]]
|value3 = 5.81
|color3 = Gold
|label4 = [[Jainism in Maharashtra|Jainism]]
|value4 = 1.25
|color4 = red
|label5 = [[Christianity in Maharashtra|Christianity]]
|value5 = 0.96
|color5 = DodgerBlue
|label6 = [[Sikhism in Maharashtra|Sikhism]]
|value6 = 0.20
|color6 = chocolate
|label7 = Others (including Jews, Gonds, Parsis)
|value7 = 0.41
|color7 = Gray
}}

==Deities==
[[File:Vitthala.jpg|thumb|right|alt=A black and white photograph of a stone icon of an arms-akimbo man standing on a brick and wearing a dhoti, angarkha (shirt), ''uparna'' (cloth that flows over both his hands), a crown, fish-shaped earrings and long necklaces till his waist.|Vithoba is popular deity in Maharashtra.]]
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]].
*[[Rama|Ram]]
*[[Hanuman|Maruti]].
*[[Shiva|Mahadev (Shiva)]]
*[[Malhar (deity)|Malhar]] 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===
{| class = "wikitable sortable"
|style="background:Pink" |
District
|style="background:Coral" |
Total Population
|style="background:Gray" |
Population Under 6 Years
|style="background:orange" |
Hindu Population
|style="background:orange" |
Hindu Population Under 6 Years
|style="background:orange" |
HINDUS %
|style="background:orange" |
Hindus Under6 %
|style="background:Gray" |
Birth Rate ('95 to '01)
|style="background:Coral" |
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.

== Gallery ==
{{multiple image|perrow = 3|total_width=400
| image1 = Alandi Palki 08.jpg
| image2 = Dagdusheth Ganpati, Pune.jpeg
| image3 = Sai gold full.jpg
| image4 = Vitthal Tulsi.jpg
| image5 = Khandoba temple Pune.jpg
| image6 = Trimbakweshwar Temple Entrance.jpg
| footer = [[Varkari]] saint Dnyaneshwar's palkhi (palanquin), Dagdusheth [[Ganpati]], Pune, Sai baba of [[Shirdi]],
Panduranga [[Vitthal]] Pandharpur, Khandoba temple Pune, Trimbakweshwar [[Jyotirlinga]] Temple Entrance.
}}

==References==
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