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Dear Team, Please Note, Maharashtras Official Language is MARATHI and not Hindi.

State government has already Declared this. You can refer AIs like ChatGPT, Grok, Gimini.

Request you to kindly correct this.

Thank You Suraj Khavate (talk) 14:43, 14 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

AIs like ChatGPT, Grok, Gimini are not considered reliable sources in Wikipedia. - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 11:25, 9 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Surely this page needs more inclusivity, more references and more information. The photos also are very limited. Satish-ansingkar (talk) 13:50, 17 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Please elaborate on what's missing, and how you can contribute.Thanks. Jonathansammy (talk) 17:43, 9 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Change additional official languages English & Hindi to English.

Hindi isn't recognised language in Maharashtra it has wrongly portrayed even in citations it doesn't have any mention. Ameysk95 (talk) 02:21, 9 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. - Umby 🌕🐶 (talk) 21:58, 9 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

But when the sources already mentioned (Gazette) don't have it then why its up there in first place. ~2025-42885-69 (talk) 03:41, 25 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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~2025-36591-77 (talk) 18:38, 26 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

This is not requesting anything. NotJamestack (✉️|📝) 19:40, 26 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj

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rename shivaji statue as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj statue and Aurangabad as Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Ahemadnagar as Ahilyanagar, Osmanabad as Dharashiv. Rushikesh maske (talk) 18:48, 26 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. NotJamestack (✉️|📝) 19:41, 26 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Please note: We use the "Common names" in English for our articles, not the "Official names", and changing the name can break internal links to those articles, and is confusing to our readers. - Arjayay (talk) 20:00, 26 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]