Abstract. In the article the symbolic meaning of the personality of Maratha leader Shivaji Bhonsle, who established the independent Hindu state in the XVII century, is considered. His image is a part of the ideology of the socio-political movements of Maharashtra of the XX-XXI centuries. The author reflects the escalation of interconfessional contradictions in the region, the strengthening of extremist parties positions (Shiv Sena), which make a political capital out of the name of the Indian national hero chhatrapati Shivaji. Recent journalistic materials are analyzed in the article.
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Key words and phrases: Шиваджи, чхатрапати, культ личности, Шив сена, межконфессиональные противоречия, националистическая партия, экстремизм, Shivaji, chhatrapati, personality cult, Shiv Sena, interconfessional contradictions, nationalist party, extremism
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