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{{Infobox sport tournament
| name = Maharashtra Kesari
| image =
| caption =
| sport = [[Pehlwani|Indian-style wrestling]]
| location = India
| start_date = 
| end_date = 
| establishment = 1854<ref name="Narsing"/>
| defunct =
| teams =
| number =
| commissioner =
| format =
| current_champion = Harshwardhan Sadgir
| final_champion = 
}}

'''Maharashtra Kesari''' (Kesari is [[Sanskrit]] for "Lion") is an [[Pehlwani|Indian-style wrestling]] championship, established in 1854 in the Indian state of [[Maharashtra]].

== Prize ==
Cash prize was awarded to the winner since the start. But since 1982, initiated by wrestler Mamasaheb Mohol, the winner was permanently awarded with a silver [[Ceremonial mace|mace]] weighing {{Convert|1.5|kg}}.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.esakal.com/NewsDetails.aspx?NewsId=4968890283972283894 | title=पहेलवानांची उर्जा ठरतेय चांदीची गदा | work=[[Sakal]] | language=Marathi | date=24 December 2012 | accessdate=27 October 2015 | author=Sanghapal Gadling | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128114637/http://www.esakal.com/NewsDetails.aspx?NewsId=4968890283972283894 | archive-date=28 January 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref> {{As of|2008}} the winner received a silver mace and a cash prize of {{INRConvert|51000|nolink=no}}.<ref name="Chandrahar">{{cite web | url=http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20090111/1150036.html | title=Chandrahar Patil wins Maharashtra Kesari title | publisher=Webindia123 | work=[[United News of India]] | date=11 January 2009 | accessdate=27 October 2015}}</ref> In addition, [[Government of Maharashtra]] also provided honorary sum amount to the title holders above age 50. Until 2012, to be eligible for this amount, the title holder's annual income had to be less than{{INRConvert|40000}}.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.esakal.com/NewsDetails.aspx?NewsId=4750777053155437817 | title=महाराष्ट्र केसरी आणि अर्जुन पुरस्कार विजेत्यांना मानधनासाठी अट नाही | work=[[Sakal]] | language=Marathi | date=29 December 2012 | accessdate=27 October 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128145742/http://www.esakal.com/NewsDetails.aspx?NewsId=4750777053155437817 | archive-date=28 January 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2015, the cash prize was raised to {{INRConvert|1|l}}.<ref name="2ndVijay" />

The winners are also eligible to apply for government jobs under [[Quotaism#India|sports quota]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.esakal.com/NewsDetails.aspx?NewsId=5425169922784834089 | title=नोकरीच्या आश्वासनात महाराष्ट्र केसरी "चितपट' | language=Marathi | work=[[Sakal]] | date=21 January 2012 | accessdate=27 October 2015 | author=Shailesh Nagvekar | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305032936/http://www.esakal.com/NewsDetails.aspx?NewsId=5425169922784834089 | archive-date=5 March 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Records ==
The First Champion Of This Championship is '''Sardar Bhomji Panchariya''' (1854).Harshwardhan Sadgir is current (2019) Maharashtra Kesri. Bala Rafik became the winner of 2018 by defeating the winner of the 2017 edition Abhijit Katke. Narsing Yadav holds the record of winning the title three times consecutively from 2011 to 2013 and in 2016 Vijay chaudhary tied the record of Narsing Yadav. Vijay also won three times consecutively from 2014 to 2016, whereas Ganpat Khedkar, Chamba Mutnaal, Laxman Wadar, Dadu Chougule and Chandrahar Patil have won the title twice.<ref name="Narsing"/> After winning his second title in 2008, Chandrahar Patil also competed in the 2009 championship whereas previous double title holders had not competed the third time.<ref name="Chandrahar1"/> Yuvaraj Patil hold the record of being the youngest winner at the age of 17.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.oneindia.com/2008/06/02/mah-wrestler-yuvaraj-patil-killed-in-road-accident-1212403220.html | title=Mah Wrestler Yuvaraj Patil killed in road accident | publisher=oneindia.com | work=[[United News of India]] | date=2 June 2008 | accessdate=27 October 2015}}</ref>

==Winners==
{{Expand list|date=July 2014}}
;Key
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" border="1"
|-
! scope="col" style="width:50px" | Symbol
! scope="col" style="width:350px" | Meaning
|-
|align=center style="background-color:#ADD8E6"|{{dagger}}
|Indicates that the wrestler has won the title multiple times
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! colspan=2 | Winner
! colspan=2 | Runner-up
! Venue
! Ref.
|-
| 1854
| Sardar Bhomji Panchariya
| [[Nashik]]
| Record Not Available
|
| [[Nashik]]
|
|-
| 1961
| Dinkar Patil (Dhayarikar)
|
| Hanmant Mane
|
| Dhayari, Maharashtra
|
|-
| 1962
| Bhagwan more
|
|
|
| RethareHarnax
|
|-
| 1963
| cancelled
|
|
|
|
|
|- style="background:#ADD8E6"
| 1964
| Ganpat Khedkar {{dagger}}
|
|
|
| [[Amravati]]
| <ref name="Khedkar">{{cite web | url=http://www.esakal.com/NewsDetails.aspx?NewsId=4895148289556996660 | title=डबल महाराष्ट्र केसरी खेडकरांच्या दोन्ही गदा गेल्या कोठे? | work=[[Sakal]] | language=Marathi | date=6 July 2014 | accessdate=27 October 2015 | author=Shyamrao Gawde | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305031520/http://www.esakal.com/NewsDetails.aspx?NewsId=4895148289556996660 | archive-date=5 March 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
|- style="background:#ADD8E6"
| 1965
| Ganpat Khedkar {{dagger}}
|
|
|
| [[Nashik]]
| <ref name="Khedkar"/>
|-
| 1966
| Dinanath Singh
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| 1967
| ChamBa mutnal
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| 1968
| Chamba Mutnal
|
|
|
|
|
|- style="background:#ADD8E6"
| 1969
| Dadu Chougule {{dagger}}
|
|
|
|
| <ref name="Wadar"/>
|- style="background:#ADD8E6"
| 1970
| Dadu Chougule {{dagger}}
|
|
|
|
| <ref name="Wadar"/>
|-
| 1971
|
|
|
|
|
|
|- style="background:#ADD8E6"
| 1972
| लक्ष्मण वडर {{dagger}}
|
| Mohan Singh Bisen
|
| [[Kolhapur]]
| <ref name="Wadar">{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolhapur/Two-time-Maharashtra-Kesari-Laxman-Wadar-passes-away/articleshow/24771856.cms | title=Two-time Maharashtra Kesari Laxman Wadar, passes away | work=[[Times of India]] | date=27 October 2013 | accessdate=27 October 2015 | author=Vivek Waghmode}}</ref>
|- style="background:#ADD8E6"
| 1973
| लक्ष्मण वडर {{dagger}}
|
| Raghunath Pawar
|
| [[Akola]]
| <ref name="Wadar"/>
|-
| 1974
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| 1975
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| 1976
| Hiraman Bankar {{ref|1|[Note 1]}}
|
|
|
|
| <ref name="banker"/>
|-
| 1977
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| 1978
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| 1979
|Shivajirav Pachpute
|
|
|
|Nashik
|
|-
| 1980
| Ismail Shaikh
|
| रमेश ताकवले ,हरगुडे
|
| [[Solapur]]
|
|-
| 1981
|बापूराव लोखंडे (ढवळ)
|

|
| सरदार खूशहाल
|
|-
| 1982
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| 1983
| Sardaar khushal
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| 1984
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| 1985
| Vishnuji Joshilkar
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| 1986
| Gulab Barde
| Rahuri
|
|
|
|
|-
| 1987
| Tanaji Bankar

|
| Pirmohmmad Attar
|
|
|
|-
| 1988
| Raosaheb Magar (Nimgaon M)
|
|
|
|
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|-
| 1989
|
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|
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|-
| 1990
|
|
|

|
|
|
|
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|-
| 1992
| Apaalal Sheikh
|
|Maula Shaikh
|Akkalkot
| Solapur
|
|-
| 1993
| Udayraj Yadav
|
|
|
| [[Mumbai]]
|
|-
| 1994
| Sanjay Patil
|
|Maula Shaikh
|
| [[Satara (city)|Satara]]
|
|-
| 1995
| Shivaji Kekan
|
| Saheb Solanke
|
| [[Beed]]
|
|-
| 1996
| Ashok Shirke
|
|
|
|
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|-
| 1997
| Ashok Shirke
|
|
|
|[[Ahmednagar]]
|
|-
| 1998
| Gorakh Sirak
|
|Maula Shaikh
|
| Satara
|
|-
| 1999
| Dhanaji Phadtare
|
|
|
| Satara
|
|-
| 2000
| Vinod Chogle
|
|
|
| Kolhapur
|
|-
| 2001
| Rahul Kalbhor
|
|
|
| Pune
|
|-
| 2002
| Munalal Shaikh
|
|Chandrakant Sul
|
| Solapur
|
|-
| 2003
| DATTA GAIKWAD
|
|
|

|
|-
| 2004
| Chandrahas Nimgire
| |
|
|
| | Jeurwadi
|
|
|-
| 2005
| Sayeed bin Ali Kardoos (Sayeed Chaus)
|
|
|
| Indapur Pune
|
|-
| 2006
| Amol Buchade
|
| Aba Sul
|
|
| <ref>{{cite web | url=http://eprahaar.in/wrestling-in-need-of-encouragement/ | title=Wrestling in need of encouragement | work=[[Prahaar (newspaper)|Prahaar]] | date=20 October 2013 | accessdate=27 October 2015 | author=Supriya Dabke}}</ref>
|- style="background:#ADD8E6"
| 2007
| Chandrahar Patil {{dagger}}
|
| Atul Patil
|
| [[Aurangabad, Maharashtra|Aurangabad]]
| <ref name="Chandrahar"/><ref name="Chandrahar1">{{cite web | url=http://www.esakal.com/NewsDetails.aspx?NewsId=5318384750867732386 | title=महाराष्ट्र केसरीच्या मैदानात "चंद्रहार'चे दशक | work=[[Sakal]] | language=Marathi | date=11 November 2013 | accessdate=27 October 2015 | author=Sandeep Khandekar | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305031601/http://www.esakal.com/NewsDetails.aspx?NewsId=5318384750867732386 | archive-date=5 March 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
|- style="background:#ADD8E6"
| 2008
| Chandrahar Patil {{dagger}}
|
| Sandeep Barguje
|
| Kadegaon, [[Sangli]]
| <ref name="Chandrahar"/>
|-
| 2009
| Vijay Bankar {{ref|1|[Note 1]}}
|
| Sayeed bin Ali Kardoos (Sayeed Chaus)

|
| [[Pimpri Chinchwad]], Pune
| <ref name="banker">{{cite web | url=http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report-vijay-bankar-clinches-maharashtra-kesari-title-in-wrestling-1325110 | title=Vijay Bankar clinches 'Maharashtra Kesari' title in wrestling | work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] | date=18 December 2009 | accessdate=27 October 2015}}</ref>
|-
| 2010
| Samadhan Ghodke
|
| Nandkumar Abdaar
|
| Rohe, Solapur
| <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.esakal.com/esakal/20101224/5435111293906250714.htm | title=सोलापूरचा समाधान घोडके 'महाराष्ट्र केसरी' | work=[[Sakal]] | date=24 December 2010 | accessdate=27 October 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304200927/http://www.esakal.com/esakal/20101224/5435111293906250714.htm | archive-date=4 March 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
|- style="background:#ADD8E6"
| 2011
| [[Narsingh Pancham Yadav|Narsing Yadav]] {{dagger}}
| [[Mumbai]]
| Atul Patil [Solapur]
|
|
| <ref name="Narsing"/>
|- style="background:#ADD8E6"
| 2012
| Narsing Yadav {{dagger}}
| Mumbai
| Vijay Choudhary [Jalgao]
|
| [[Gondia]]
| <ref name="Narsing"/><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.esakal.com/NewsDetails.aspx?NewsId=5333448787302624615 | title=बाराशे मल्लांची हजेरी | work=[[Sakal]] | language=Marathi | date=21 December 2012 | accessdate=27 October 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304201501/http://www.esakal.com/NewsDetails.aspx?NewsId=5333448787302624615 | archive-date=4 March 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
|- style="background:#ADD8E6"
| 2013
| Narsing Yadav {{dagger}}
| Mumbai
| Sunil Salunke
| Mumbai
| Bhosari, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Pune
|<ref name="Narsing">{{cite web|url=http://maharashtratimes.indiatimes.com/sports/other-sports/narsing-yadav-maharashtra-kesari/articleshow/26866403.cms?|title=नरसिंग यादव 'ट्रिपल महाराष्ट्र केसरी' |language=Marathi |work=[[Maharashtra Times]] |date=5 December 2013 |accessdate=27 October 2015}}</ref>
|- style="background:#ADD8E6"
| 2014
| [[Vijay Chaudhary]] {{dagger}}
| [[Jalgaon]]
| Sachin Yelbar
|
| Ahmednagar
| <ref>{{cite web | url=http://maharashtratimes.indiatimes.com/sports/other-sports/maharashtra-kesari/articleshow/45668139.cms | title=विजय चौधरी ठरला महाराष्ट्र केसरी | work=[[Maharashtra Times]] |language=Marathi | date=28 December 2014 | accessdate=27 October 2015}}</ref>
|- style="background:#ADD8E6"
| 2015
| [[Vijay Chaudhary]] {{dagger}}
| Jalgaon
| Vikrant Jadhav
| Mumbai
| [[Nagpur]]
| <ref name="2ndVijay">{{cite web | url=http://www.loksatta.com/krida-news/vijay-chaudhari-win-maharashtra-kesari-title-second-time-at-nagpur-1187808/ | title=जळगावचा विजय चौधरी दुसऱ्यांदा ‘महाराष्ट्र केसरी’ | work=[[Loksatta]] |language=Marathi |place=Nagpur | date=11 January 2016 | accessdate=22 January 2016}}</ref>
|- style="background:#ADD8E6"
| 2016
| [[Vijay Chaudhary]] {{dagger}}
| Jalgaon
| Abhijit Katake
|[[Pune]]
| [[Pune]]
| <ref name="3rdVijay">{{cite web | url=http://www.loksatta.com/pune-news/vijay-choudhary-wins-maharashtra-kesari-beat-abhijeet-katke-1359036 | title=जळगावचा विजय चौधरी सलग तिसऱ्यांदा महाराष्ट्र केसरी | work=[[Loksatta]] |language=Marathi |place=Pune | date=10 December 2016}}</ref>
|- style="background:#ADD8E6"
|2017
|Abhijit Katake (winner)
|[[Pune]]
|Kiran Bhagat
|
|Bhugaon, Pune
|
|- style="background:#ADD8E6"
|2018
|Bala Rafik Shaikh (winner)
|Bhuldhana
|Abhijit Katake
|[[Pune]]
|Jalana
|
|-
|2019
|Harshwardhan Sadgir
|Nashik
|Shailesh Shelke
|Latur
|Pune (Balewadi)
|
|-
|}

== Notes ==
<sup>{{note|1|[Note 1]}}</sup>Hiraman Bankar is father of Vijay Bankar. Dadu Chaugule is father of vinod Chaughule.
[http://www.lokmat.com/other-sports/vijay-chaudharys-maharashtra-kesari/ विजय चौधरी ठरला 'महाराष्ट्र केसरी']

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

{{Wrestling in India}}

[[Category:Wrestling competitions in India]]
[[Category:Sport in Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Recurring sporting events established in 1961]]
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