The Mahratta (Khandeshi) of India, numbering approximately 602,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are described as an agrarian and warrior community of western India whose historical importance derives from the rise of the Maratha state and empire, and whose modern identity combines agriculture, regional pride, political influence, and Hindu traditions They are an Indigenous people, with Maratha as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Marathi-Konkani people cluster of the South Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Hinduism. They primarily speak Khandesi.