The Marathi people or Marathis are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group who are native to Maharashtra in western India. They natively speak Marathi, an Indo-Aryan language. Maharashtra was formed as a
Marathi bride and groom during Kaan-pilni ceremony
Territory under Maratha control in 1760 (yellow), with its vassals
A watercolor painting of Pune from the late Peshwa era as seen from the confluence of the Mula and Mutha rivers, by British artist Henry Salt. The picture clearly shows the permanent features of the place and cremations. River confluences have been popular in Hinduism for cremations and also for ceremonial disposal of ashes
Mahatma Jyotirao Phule, Social reformer
Marathi is a classical Indo-Aryan language predominantly spoken by the Marathi people in the Indian state of Maharashtra, and is also spoken in Goa and the territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Dama
Marathi people
…The Marathi people () or Marathis are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group who are native to Maharashtra in western India. They natively speak Marathi, an Indo-Aryan language. Maharashtra was formed as a Marathi-speaking state of India on 1 May 1960, as part of a nationwide linguistic reorganisation…
981 CE, Oldest Maharashtri Prakrit inscription at the foot of Bahubali statue at Shravanabelagola Jain temple, Karnataka
Idol of Hemchandra Acharya at a Jain temple in New Jersey.
Marathi inscription inside Brihadisvara temple complex, Thanjavur
Marathi language newspapers at a newsstand in Mumbai, 2006