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Religions and Social Activities in Maharashtra are well diverse dehhm mocracy and all mixed cultures as like the rest of India. Maharashtra has a history of more than 1000 years in Religions, Social Festivals, diverse cultures and much more. ==Popular Festivals in State== Lord Ganesha's devotion is celebrated by Ganesh Chaturthi (''Ganesh's birthday'') in August–September of every year.〔http://festivals.tajonline.com/ganesh-chaturthi.php〕 Lalbaugcha Raja, Shri Siddhivinayak Temple, Shri Ashtavinayaka's are the major holy places for Maharashtrians. In modern times Nisargadatta Maharaj, a Shudra and bidi-seller, became a Hindu saint of major influence in India. Popular forms of God are Shiva, Krishna and Ganesha. Lord Shiva's devotion is celebrated by taking part in Maha Shivaratri (''Night of Shiva'') festival. In modern times, the Elephanta island in Mumbai, Lord's Shiva island in local mythology, originated the Elephant Festival. Lord Krishna's devotions are celebrated in the statewide Gokul Ashtami (or Krishna Janmashtami, ''Krishna's birthday'') whereby many devotees fast on the entire day until midnight. The Dahi-Handi (Matki-fod) is also observed on this day at many places.〔http://www.krishnajanmashtami.com/ceremony-dahi-handi.html〕 Lord Krishna's devotion are also celebrated at Kaartik Aamawasya (or Diwali) and at Narak Chaturdashi as returning of Lord Shri Rama. The other festivals celebrated on the large scale are Vijayadashami or Dasara (Marathi: दसरा), Navaratri, Holi, Diwali, Eid (Ramzan Eid). ''Simollanghan'' is a ritual performed on Dasara or Viajaya Dashami day in Maharashtra. Simollanghan is crossing the border or frontier of a village or a place. In ancient times, kings used to cross the frontier of their kingdom to fight against their rivals or neighbor kingdoms. They used to perform ''Ayudha Puja'' on Dasara and begin the war season. On Dasara, people cross the borders of their places (Simollangan) and collect the leaves of ''Apta tree'' (आपट्याची पाने, ''āpţyācī pānē'') and exchange among their friends and relatives as gold (सोने म्हणून आपट्याची पाने देतात, ''sōnē mhaṇūn āpaţyācī pānē dētāt'').〔(दसरा FAQ - All about Dasara in Maharashtra )〕 People worship Shami tree and its leaves (शमीची पाने, ''śamīcī pānē'') on this day. indus in Maharashtra follow the Shalivahana Saka era calendar. Gudi Padwa, Diwali, Rangapanchami, Gokulashtami and Ganeshotsav are some of the festivals that are celebrated in Maharashtra. Ganeshotsav is one of the biggest festival of Maharashtra which is celebrated with much reverence and festivity throughout the state and has since some time become popular all over the country. The festival which continues over ten days is in honour of Ganesha, the god of learning and knowledge. A large number of people walk hundreds of kilometers to Pandharpur for the annual pilgrimage in the month of Aashadh. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cultural activities of Maharashtra」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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