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	The '''Agri''' are a [[Hindu~~]] [[~~caste]] found in [[Mumbai]], [[Thane District]], [[Raigad District]] ~~and~~ [[Palghar district]] ~~in the state~~ of [[Maharashtra]]. ~~The~~ Agri population numbered around 416,000 in India ~~in year 1931 <ref name="joshua">{{cite web \|url=https://joshuaproject~~.~~net/people_groups/16180/IN \|title=Agri in India \|work=Joshua Project }}</ref>~~ They are mainly involved in fishing, salt making, and rice farming. They speak the [[Agri dialect]] of [[~~Maharashtrian~~ Konkani]] and write in the [[Devanagari]] script.<ref name="joshua"/> They are Hindus, worship all the Hindu deities and observe Hindu festivals such as [[Holi]], [[~~Ganapati~~]], [[Dussera]], [[Diwali]], [[Hanuman Jayanti]], [[Datta Jayanti]], [[Shiv Jayanti]] and others.<ref>{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OmBjoAFMfjoC&pg=PA56 \|title=People of India: Maharashtra, Part 1 \|author= Kumar Suresh Singh\|year=2004 \|page=56 \|isbn=9788179911006 }}</ref>		The '''Agri''' or '''Aagri''' are a mostly [[Hindu caste]] found in [[Mumbai (Bombay)]], [[Thane District]], [[Raigad District]] & [[Palghar district]] of [[Konkan division]], [[Maharashtra, India]]. In 1931, the Agri population numbered around 416,000 in India. They are mainly involved in fishing, salt making, and rice farming. They speak the [[Agri dialect]] of [[Maharashtri Konkani]] and write in the [[Devanagari]] script.<ref name="joshua">{{cite web \|url=https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/16180/IN \|title=Agri in India \|work=Joshua Project }}</ref> They are Hindus, worship all the Hindu deities and observe Hindu festivals such as [[Holi]], [[Ganesh Chaturthi]], [[Dussera]], [[Diwali]], [[Hanuman Jayanti]], [[Datta Jayanti]], [[Shiv Jayanti]] and others.<ref>{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OmBjoAFMfjoC&pg=PA56 \|title=People of India: Maharashtra, Part 1 \|author= Kumar Suresh Singh\|year=2004 \|page=56 \|isbn=9788179911006 }}</ref>

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The '''Agri''' are a [[Hindu]] [[caste]] found in [[Mumbai]], [[Thane District]], [[Raigad District]] and [[Palghar district]] in the state of [[Maharashtra]]. The Agri population numbered around 416,000 in India in year 1931 <ref name="joshua">{{cite web |url=https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/16180/IN |title=Agri in India |work=Joshua Project }}</ref> They are mainly involved in fishing, salt making, and rice farming. They speak the [[Agri dialect]] of [[Maharashtrian Konkani]] and write in the [[Devanagari]] script.<ref name="joshua"/> They are Hindus, worship all the Hindu deities and observe Hindu festivals such as [[Holi]], [[Ganapati]], [[Dussera]], [[Diwali]], [[Hanuman Jayanti]], [[Datta Jayanti]], [[Shiv Jayanti]] and others.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OmBjoAFMfjoC&pg=PA56 |title=People of India: Maharashtra, Part 1 |author= Kumar Suresh Singh|year=2004 |page=56 |isbn=9788179911006 }}</ref>

== See also ==
*[[Agaria (Muslim)|Agaria]]

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