Tilori Kunbi

Tilori Kunbi is an agricultural community in the Konkan division of Maharashtra, India.

They are found in Mumbai, Thane, Palghar, Raigad, Ratnagiri, and Sindhudurg districts. The OBC status is accorded to the Kunbis.[1] The Kuladevatas mainly worship shivling) Shiva or Shakti as Khandoba or Bhavani. Some of the members from Mumbai, Palghar, Thane and Raigad, who were converted to Christianity by portuguese have been amalgated into East Indian Catholic community. Main festivals of this community are Shimagotsav, Ganesh Chaturthi and Gudhi Padhava. Language differs from region to region for example in Ratnagiri district they speak Sangmeshwari konkani while in Sindhudurg district they speak Malvani konkani, similarly in Raigad district they speak Bankoti konkani, whereas in Thane, Palghar and Mumbai districts they speak Aagri / East Indian Marathi.

References
  1. "Tilori Kunbi Samaj". google.com. Retrieved 2 July 2015.

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