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[citation needed] In ancient times, tribal communities of Bhil people inhabited this area, also known as Dandakaranya. Linguists and archeologists believe it is likely that Maharashtra was inhabited by Dravidian speakers during the middle Rigvedic period , [ 7 ] as suggested by Dravidian names of places in Maharashtra.
Maharashtra also has 19 seats in the Rajya Sabha, or the upper chamber of the Indian Parliament. [149] [150] The government of Maharashtra is a democratically elected body in India with the Governor as its constitutional head who is appointed by the President of India for a five-year term. [151]
It is known as "The Wine Capital of India" owing to 26 wineries being located here out of a total of 46 throughout India. Several wine festivals and wine tasting tours are held in this region. [citation needed] Nashik is also surrounded by various forts and hills and has an abundance of hiking trails.
600 BC: One of the 16 great janapadas, named Ashmaka; 230 BC to 225 AD: ruled by the Satavahanas; 250 to 525: The Vakatakas brought the Vidharba under their rule. 550 to 760: Ruled by the Chalukyas (Badami Chalukyas) 640: Chinese pilgrim Xuanzang visited Maharashtra; 973: Rashtrakutas rule comes to an end
According to R. G. Bhandarkar, the term Maratha is derived from Rattas, a tribe which held political supremacy in the Deccan from the remotest time. The Rattas called themselves Maha Rattas or Great Rattas, and thus the country in which they lived came to be called Maharashtra, the Sanskrit of which is Maha-rashtra. [16]
Indigenous tribals have inhabited Mumbai (Bombay) since the Stone Age. [1] The Kolis and Aagri (a Marathi-Konkani people) [2] were the earliest known settlers of the islands. . Between the 2nd century BCE and 10th century CE, the islands came under the control of successive indigenous dynasties: the Satavahanas, Abhiras, Vakatakas, Kalachuris, Konkan Mauryas, Chalukyas, Rashtrakutas, Silharas &
The main cave, also called Cave 1, Grand Cave or the Great Cave, is 39.63 metres (130.0 ft) square in plan with a hall . [12] The basic plan of the cave can be traced back to the plan of the ancient Buddhist viharas , consisting of a square court surrounded by cells, built from about 500 to 600 years before in India. [ 24 ]
Ganesh Chaturthi, a popular festival in the state. Maharashtra is the third largest state of India in terms of land area and second largest in terms of population in India. . It has a long history of Marathi saints of Varakari religious movement, such as Dnyaneshwar, Namdev, Chokhamela, Eknath and Tukaram which forms the one of bases of the culture of Maharashtra or Marathi culture.