Agris are a Hindu caste community found in Mumbai, Thane District, Raigad District and Palghar District in Maharashtra. They are primarily involved in fishing, salt making, and rice farming. It is spoken in the Maharashtrian Konkani dialect Agri and written in the Devanagari script. Their religion is Hindu, and they celebrate Hindu festivals such as Holi, Ganapati, Dussera, Diwali, Hanuman Jayanti, Datta Jayanti, Shiv Jayanti and other hindu holidays.
During the reign of Raja Bhimdev in the 13th century, the Agri migrated to Mumbai. Agri (pronounced agari) is derived from Agar, a saltpan. A legend states that two sons, Agla and Mangla, were born to the sage Agasti. The former become the ancestor of the Agris, the latter of the Mangelas (fishermen). The first was told to support himself by the manufacture of salt from the sea, the latter by fishing. The god Parashuram, intending to throw back the sea, was prevented by the intervention of Agri and Mangela women. At their request he consented to throw it back only 27 miles and the strip thus formed become the Konkan, a strip of coastal land. At present the Agri are distributed in Rajasthan, Delhi, Gujarat, and Maharashtra. The Agri of Maharashtra are also known as Agle and Kharpatil.