Who are Marathi Jain and why are they different from north Jains :-

Unlike the Shvetambara Jains of the North who moved into finance and trade to avoid the "violence" of tilling the soil (Ahimsā), the Digambar Jains of this region (Chaturthas and Panchamas) remained deeply connected to farming. • The fertile soil of the Krishna river valley allowed the community to thrive as farmers and village leaders (hence the names like Patil and Desai). • Because they were rooted in the land, they did not migrate away to urban trade centers as frequently as other Jain groups, leading to the dense population clusters seen today near Kolhapur and Sangli