Morya Gosavi or Moraya Gosavi alias Moroba Gosavi was a saint of the Hindu Ganapatya sect, which considers Ganesha as the Supreme God. Morya Gosavi is considered the chief spiritual progenitor of the
Morya Gosavi lithograph
The Morgaon temple of Ganesha where Morya Gosavi worshipped Ganesha, before shifting to Chinchwad
The saint-poet Tukaram (pictured) is said to have proclaimed Morya's son Chintaman as a Dev ("god"), earning his descendants the title "Dev".
Hindus form 79.83% of the 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
Traditional Gudhi erected for Gudhi Padwa, Marathi New Year
Vithoba is popular deity in Maharashtra.