Maharashtra is a state located in western India on the coast of the Arabian Sea. It has an area of around 118,530 square miles and borders seven other Indian states. Maharashtra has a larger economy than any other single state in India. The modern Marathi language developed from the Maharashtri Prakrit and the term Maharashtra may be derived from the words "Maha" meaning great and "Rashtra" meaning nation. Maharashtra encompasses an area of around 308,000 square kilometers and has a varied geography that includes the Western Ghats mountain range and rivers like the Godavari and Krishna.

2. INTRODUCTION
• Maharashtra is in the west part of India on the coast of
the Arabian Sea.
• Seven other states of India have borders with Maharashtra. It
cores an area of 118,530 mi² (306,993 km²)
• It is bigger than Italy but smaller than Oman.
• Maharashtra has more business than any other one state of India.

3. ORIGIN
• The modern Marathi language
developed from the Maharashtri
Prakrit.
• Maharashtra, Maharashtri, Marathi
and Maratha may have derived from
the Jain. Maharashtri literature.
• An alternative theory states that the
term derives from the
words Maha ("Great")
and Rashtra ("nation/dominion").

4. GEOGRAPHY
• MAHARASHTRA ENCOMPASSES AN AREA OF 308,000 KM².
• IT IS THE THIRD LARGEST STATE IN INDIA.
• THE WESTERN GHATS BETTER KNOWN AS SAHYADRI, ARE A HILLY
RANGE RUNNING PARALLEL TO THE COAST, AT AN AVERAGE ELEVATION
OF 1,200 METRES.
• HE WESTERN GHATS FORM ONE OF THE THREE WATERSHEDS OF
INDIA, FROM WHICH MANY SOUTH INDIAN RIVERS ORIGINATE,
NOTABLE AMONG THEM BEING GODAVARI RIVER, AND KRISHNA
RIVER, WHICH FLOW EASTWARD INTO THE BAY OF BENGAL, FORMING
ONE OF THE GREATEST RIVER BASINS IN INDIA.

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6. Festvials
 Aashadi Ekadashi is one of most
important festivals celebrated across
Maharashtra.
 Lord Ganesha's devotion is celebrated
by Ganesh Chaturthi in August–
September of every year.
 Popular forms of God
are Shiva, Krishna and Ganesha. Lord
Shiva's devotion is celebrated by taking
part in Maha Shivaratri.
 Lord Krishna's devotions are celebrated
in the state-wide Gokul Ashtami

7. Language
• Marathi is
the official
language of
Maharashtra.
According to the
2001 census, it is the
native language of
68.89% of the
population

8. EDUCATION
 Maharashtra has good human
resource development infrastructure
in terms of educational institutions.
 The literacy rate is well above the
national average at 82.9%.
 University of Mumbai, one of the
largest universities in the world in
terms of the number of graduates.

9. Transport System
 Maharashtra has the largest road
network in India at 267,452
kilometres.
 The state is well-connected to other parts
of the country with a railway network
spanning 5,983 km between four
Railways.
 Maharashtra has three major ports at
Mumbai.

10. Maharashtrian Cuisine
Maharashtrian cuisine is cuisine of the Marathi
people, those from the state
of Maharashtra in India. Maharashtrian cuisine
covers a range from being mild to very spicy dishes.
Wheat, rice, jowar, bajri, vegetables, lentils and fruit
form important components of Maharashtrian diet.
Popular dishes include puran poli, ukdiche Modak,
and batata wada.