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Kolhapur jaggery made from sugarcane is a prized crop in Kolhapur and so named after it. [55] It is known as 'Kolhapuri Gul (कोल्हापुरी गूळ)' - Gul means jaggery in the local state language of Marathi. [56] [57]
Islam in Maharashtra is an integral part of the state's cultural and religious fabric, with the Muslim community making up a significant portion of the population. The region's Islamic culture is shaped by centuries of history, diverse traditions, and an amalgamation of local and Islamic practices. Historical and Cultural Influence
Kolhapur has a sex ratio of 953 females for every 1000 males. 31.73% of the population live in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 13.01% and 0.78% of the population respectively. [7] Kolhapur has one of the highest Human Development Index in India which stood at 0.770 in 2011. [8] [9
The travel industry is seeing a spike in vacationers looking to take spiritual trips to prioritize mindfulness, faith and connect with nature. See a list of the top cities to visit.
Islam is India's second-largest religion, with 14.2% of the country's population, or approximately 172.2 million people, identifying as adherents of Islam in a 2011 census. [7] India also has the third-largest number of Muslims in the world. [8] [9] The majority of India's Muslims are Sunni, with Shia making up around 15% of the Muslim ...
The single most important power to emerge in the Mughal dynasty was the Maratha Confederacy (1674–1818). [124] The Marathas are responsible, to a large extent for ending Mughal rule in India. [125] The Maratha Empire ruled large parts of India following the decline of the Mughals.
The adoration of cats in Islam can be traced to the faith's Hadith (literally meaning 'statement'), a collection of wisdom and phrases from Prophet Muhammad. The story goes that the Prophet ...
[4] [5] Though the Muslim dynasties in India were diverse in origin, they were linked together by the Persianate culture and Islam. The height of Islamic rule was marked during the reign of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb (r. 1658–1707), during which the Fatawa Alamgiri was compiled, which briefly served as the legal system of Mughal Empire. [6]