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Езерото Лонар Hinduism (with an overwhelming majority)
and Islam are the principal religions in the
state, but 77% of all Buddhist followers in
India live in Maharashtra as well as most of the
Parsis.
Mumbai, the capital city of Maharashtra, is
regarded as the financial hub of India, housing
the headquarters of major corporate and
financial institutions. Maharashtra is one of the
Maharashtra wealthiest and most developed states in India.
Presently, Maharashtra has four UNESCO
World Heritage sites – the Elephanta Caves,
Nikolay Yankov the Ajanta-Ellora Caves in Aurangabad, the
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in Mumbai and
Maharashtra, which is bordered by six Indian the Western Ghats.
states and one union territory, is the second most
populous state in India. One of the prominent Лавни танц
physical features of Maharashtra is the Deccan
plateau, separated by the Western Ghats from
the Konkan coastline, stretching 720 kilometres
along the Arabian Sea.
Today 1 May – Maharashtra Diwas,
commemorates the official establishment of
the Marathi-speaking Maharashtra in 1960.

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