Marathi BrahminMarathi Brahmins (also known as Maharashtrian Brahmins) are communities native to the Indian state of Maharashtra. They are classified into mainly three sub-divisions based on their places of origin, "Desh", "Karad" and "Konkan". The Brahmin subcastes that come under Maharashtra Brahmins include Deshastha, Chitpavan (Konkanastha), Saraswat, Karhade, and Devrukhe. Maharashtrian Brahmins are native to the Indian state of Maharashtra.
GuravThe Gurav are an occupational community comprising several castes. They are among the traditional service providers found in villages, for whom they act in a priest role, and are found in several states of India. It derives from the Sanskrit plural of guru. The etymology and genealogy for the title Gurav can be derived from the Kannada word Gorava meaning a 'Shaiva mendicant'. While known as Gurav in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra, they are also called Gorava in Karnataka and in Gujarat.
KuladevataKuladevata (kula-devatā) ou Kuladevi est le nom donné, dans l'hindouisme aux « divinités familiales » (le plus souvent des déesses), ne devant pas être confondues avec les divinités personnelles, les . Le mot Kuladevata est formé de Kula, signifiant clan et de Devata, signifiant divinité ; celle-ci peut être mâle ou femelle, voire un animal ou un objet, mais est le plus fréquemment une déesse-mère. Les familles hindoues se rendent en pèlerinage au temple de la Kuladevata pour obtenir sa bénédiction après un évènement heureux, comme un mariage.
WarliLa tribu Warli est une tribu de langue indo-aryenne comptant parmi les Adivasis de l'Inde. Elle représente environ un million de personnes réparties principalement entre le Maharashtra (), et le Gujarat (), et au Karnataka, à Goa et au Pakistan. Les Warlis habitent des villages traditionnels disséminés dans la campagne autour de la ville de Dahanu dans le District de Thane. Ils ont leur propre mode de croyance, de vie et de coutume. Ils sont animistes, mais assimilent volontiers traditions et divinités hindoues.
ShalivahanaShalivahana (IAST: Śālivāhana) was a legendary emperor of ancient India, who is said to have ruled from Pratishthana (present-day Paithan, Maharashtra). He is believed to be based on a Satavahana king (or kings). There are several contradictory legends about him. Most legends associate him with another legendary emperor, Vikramaditya of Ujjain, in some way. In some legends, he is presented as an enemy of Vikramaditya; in other legends, he is named as a grandson of Vikramaditya; and in a few legends, the title Vikramaditya is applied to the ruler of Pratishthana and sometimes he is mentioned as Raja Salban.
Oudh StateThe Oudh State (ˈaʊd, also Kingdom of Awadh, Kingdom of Oudh, or Awadh State) was a princely state in the Awadh region of North India until its annexation by the British in 1856. The name Oudh, now obsolete, was once the anglicized name of the state, also written historically as Oudhe. As the Mughal Empire declined and decentralized, local governors in Oudh began asserting greater autonomy, and eventually Oudh matured into an independent polity governing the fertile lands of the Central and Lower Doab.
