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2. The cuisine of Western India is diverse. Maharashtra cuisine is
diverse and ranges from bland to fiery hot. Poway, Shrikhand,
Pave Baja, Veda Paver good examples of Maharashtra cuisine.
Goon cuisine is dominated by the use of rice, coconut, seafood,
Kokum, cashew-nuts. With its distinct spices and medium of
cooking as coconut oil, both vegetarian as well as non-
vegetarian cuisine is equally popular. Gujarati cuisine is almost
exclusively vegetarian. Gujarat is one of three states in India,
with prohibition on alcohol, along with Mizoram and Manipur.
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In contrast, Maharashtra has some of the best vineyards in
India, with Nasik and Single districts being the country's
biggest grape-producing districts

3. Culture of West India
 The states of Maharashtra, Gujarat and Goa are culturally varied and
distinct, with Gujarat also having a separate identity as a North-
western state.
 Maharashtra culture derives from the ancient Hindu Vedic culture
influenced deeply by the Maratha Empire. Maharashtra's take great
pride in the Maratha Empire, and many places in Maharashtra are
named after the founder of the Empire, Shiva. Marathi literature
and cinema are popular in the state as well as across India.
Hollywood has had a huge impact on the lifestyle and culture of this
part of India as the industry is primarily located in Mumbai.
 Gujarati culture is a blend of Indian culture and foreign influence

4. Geographical Area
 The region consists of the predominantly arid to semi-arid
region of Saurashtra and Kutch in the North. The region
South of that ofCambay and Southern Gujarat makes the
northern semi arid region and the southern humid region
submerge, though this region itself being the humid to sub
humid. The Western Ghats and Konkan lie along the coast of
Maharashtra and Goa. The Deccan plains of theVidarbha,
Marathwada in central and eastern Maharashtra define the
rest of the region. The vegetation varies from tropical
rainforests along the Konkan coast to thorny bushes and
shrubs in northern Gujarat. The rivers in this region are the
Narmada, Tapi, Godavari, Zuari,Mandovi, Krishna, Ghaggar
, Chambal and many other smaller tributaries of other rivers.

5. History
 Parts of Gujarat were the site of Indus Valley Civilization. Sites have been
uncovered in Gujarat atLothal, Surkotada, and around Ghaggar river in
Rajasthan. The Western Indian region was ruled by theRashtrakuta Empire,
the Maurya Kingdom, Gurjars, Rajputs, Satavahanas, Western Satraps,
Indo Greeks etc. in the ancients times. During the medieval age, the region
came under Persian influence and also under Mughal rule. Later, the
Maratha Empire which arose in western Maharashtra came to dominate a
major portion of the Indian sub-continent. However its defeat by the British
in the Anglo-Maratha wars left most of India under colonial rule. The region
then experienced great upheavals during the struggle for
Indian Independence. Gandhi's Dandi March took place in Gujarat. The
region became part of independent India in 1947, and the present state
boundaries were drawn based on linguistic considerations in 1956

6. Demographics
 The majority follow Hinduism and there are significant
minority who follow Islam and smaller number who
follow and Christianity. There are also a few indigenous
Jews called the Bene Israel who speak Marathi. The
Parsees who settled in Gujarat made Mumbai
and Surat their home. Significant percentages
of Jains and Buddhists can be found too. Most Christians
live in the state of Goa.
 Overall, 83.66% of the population is Hindu,
10.12% Muslim, 4% Buddhist with Christians in Goa and
Maharashtra making up the majority of the remainder.

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