Category:Prarthana Samaj

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<nowiki>Prarthana Samaj; প্রার্থনা সমাজ; PRATHNA SAMAJ; പ്രാർത്ഥനാ സമാജം; प्रार्थना समाज; ಪ್ರಾರ್ಥನಾ ಸಮಾಜ; প্ৰাৰ্থনা সমাজ; Prarthana Samaj; प्रार्थना समाज; Prarthana samaj; பிரார்த்தனா சமாஜம்; movement for religious and social reform in Bombay, India; बॉम्बे, भारत मध्ये धार्मिक आणि सामाजिक सुधारणांची चळवळ; ভাৰতৰ বোম্বাইত আৰম্ভ হোৱা এটা সামাজিক আৰু ধৰ্মীয় আন্দোলন; भारतीय नवजागरण के दौर में धार्मिक और सामाजिक सुधारों के लिए स्थापित समुदाय</nowiki>
Prarthana Samaj 
movement for religious and social reform in Bombay, India
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Prarthana Samaj, or "Prayer Society" in Sanskrit, was a movement for religious and social reform in Bombay based on earlier reform movements. Prarthana Samaj was founded by Atmaram Pandurang in 1867 when Kesab Chandra sen visited Maharashtra, with an aim to make people believe in one God and worship only one God. It became popular after Mahadev Govind Ranade joined. The main reformers were the intellectuals who advocated reforms of the social system of the Hindus.It was spread to south India by Telugu reformer,Viresalingam.

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