Marathi (peuple)The Marathi people (मराठी लोक) or Marathis (मराठी) are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group who are indigenous to Maharashtra in western India. They natively speak Marathi, an Indo-Aryan language. Maharashtra was formed as a Marathi-speaking state of India in 1960, as part of a nationwide linguistic reorganization of the Indian states. The term "Maratha" is generally used by historians to refer to all Marathi-speaking peoples, irrespective of their caste; however, now it may refer to a Maharashtrian caste known as the Maratha.
District de PunePune district (Marathi pronunciation: [puɳeː]) is a district in Western Maharashtra with Administrative Headquarter in Pune city. Pune district is the most populous district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is one of the most industrialised districts in India. History of Pune According to archaeological discoveries of the Jorwe culture in Chandoli and Inamgaon, portions of the district have been occupied by humans since the Chalcolithic (the Copper Age, 5th–4th millennium BCE).
Vithobathumb|Une image pieuse de la murti (dite Syambhu Vithoba) de Vithoba dans son sanctuaire de Pandharpur. Vithoba (en विठोबा, en ವಿಠೋಬಾ, en విఠోబా, en விதோபர்), également appelée Vitthala ou Panduranga, est une divinité hindoue principalement vénérée en Inde du Sud, essentiellement dans les états du Maharashtra et du Karnataka, et à une moindre mesure en Andhra Pradesh, à Goa, au Télangana et au Tamil Nadu. Son temple principal se trouve dans le Maharashtra à , sur les rives du Bhima ou Chandrabhaga.
Khandobaखण्डोबा Khandoba (IAST: Khaṇḍobā), मार्तण्ड भैरव Martanda Bhairava, मल्हारि Malhari, or मल्हार् Malhar is a Hindu deity worshiped as a manifestation of Shiva mainly in the Deccan plateau of India, especially in the state of Maharashtra. He is the most popular Kuladevata (family deity) in Maharashtra. He is also the patron deity of Kshatriya MARATHA'S, farming castes, Shepherd like Dhangar community and Brahmin (priestly) castes as well as several of the hunter/gatherer tribes (Bedar, Naik) that are native to the hills and forests of this region.
ChokhamelaChokhamela (Marathi :चोखामेळा) was a Hindu saint in Maharashtra, India in the 14th century. He belonged to the Mahar caste,, which was considered that time one of the low castes in India. He was born at Mehuna Raja, a village in Deulgaon Raja Taluka of Buldhana district. He lived at Mangalvedha in Maharashtra. He wrote many Abhangas. One of his famous Abhangas is 'Abir Gulal Udhlit Rang". Social activist Arvind Prabhakar Kayande Started Celebrating "Chokhamela Festival" in Deulgaon Raja.
JnaneshvaraSant Dnyaneshwar (Marathi pronunciation: [d̪ɲaːn̪eʃʋəɾ]), also referred to as Jnaneshwar, Jnanadeva, Dnyandev or Mauli or Dnyaneshwar Vitthal Kulkarni (1275–1296), was a 13th-century Indian Marathi saint, poet, philosopher and yogi of the Nath and Varkari tradition. In his short life of 21 years, he authored Dnyaneshwari (a commentary on the Bhagavad Gita) and Amrutanubhav. These are the oldest surviving literary works in the Marathi language, and considered to be milestones in Marathi literature.
GoaGoa (kok) est un État de la côte sud-ouest de l'Inde. Colonie portugaise à partir du , Goa est récupéré par l'Inde en 1961, en même temps que Daman et Diu. Il devient un État le . Histoire de Goa Goa fut la première implantation coloniale portugaise en Inde. Goa était connu pour être le meilleur port commercial de la région. La première attaque portugaise a eu lieu en 1510, du au . La même année, lors d'une deuxième expédition, le , Afonso de Albuquerque prit Goa aux Arabes, qui se rendirent sans combat parce que le sultan était en guerre avec le Deccan.
PunePune (marathi : पुणे), aussi appelé Poona (son nom officiel jusqu'en 1978) et anciennement nommée Punevadi (son nom avant la colonisation britannique), est la deuxième ville de l'État indien du Maharashtra après Bombay, à 120 km au sud-est de laquelle elle se situe, et la huitième plus grande métropole d'Inde. Ses 3,75 millions d'habitants, les Punekaris, parlent dans leur grande majorité le marâthî. Ancienne capitale de l'Empire marathe, elle est considérée comme la capitale culturelle de l'État et elle possède une université, des facultés et centres d'enseignement renommés lui valant le surnom d'.
