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The peripatetic Mariaaiwale tribe has noticed how alterations in their means of subsistence have affected both their mobility and conversely. Traditional nomadism has given way to what is referred to as "civilization" among the society. The settlement for resolving nomadic tribes' problems is suggested by commissions on nomadic tribes. The marginalization of Mariaaiwale communities in society has not considerably impacted notwithstanding their sedentarization. The Mariaaiwale community's methods of local adaptation for generating a livelihood put them into the bottom of the social ladder of the caste system. The caste system's challenges were something the Mariaaiwale encountered after they had not overcome their problems as nomads. The Mariaaiwale have been through two crucial processes: a change in their mode of subsistence and a change in their spatial pattern. The study determines the process of Mariaaiwale sedentarization and its socio-economic ties using an ethnographic methodology in Mangalvedhe tehsil of Solapur district.