Devrukhe
Devrukhe Brahmins are one of five sub-castes of Maharashtrian Brahmins.[1] This community is small in numbers compared to other Maharashtrian Brahmins such as Deshastha Brahmin, Konkanastha Brahmin and Karhade Brahmin. [citation needed]
Introduction
The Devrukhe brahmins are also called "Devarshi Brahmins". In 1926, the "Devrukhe Brahman Samiti", Bombay published a 16 page pamphlet in Marathi giving information about their community.[2]
Origins
Tracing the origins of Devrukhe Brahmins, it leads to one of the oldest Marathi speaking Brahmins in Maharashtra - Deshastha Brahmin, residents of Desha i.e. over the Western Ghats.[citation needed] During the end of 15th century - a period marked by famine and turmoils of Mughal rule, many Brahmin families descended the Western Ghats and settled near Sangameshwar - Devrukh, Ratnagiri. Later they were called as Devrukhe Brahmins. They follow the same traditions as of other Maharashtrian brahmins along with the influences that may have resulted due to migration near Ratnagiri. [citation needed]
See also
References
- ^ Tri. Nā Vāḷuñjakara, A. Śã Pāṭhaka (2009). Maharashtra, Land and Its People. Gazetteers Department, Government of Maharashtra. p. 42-50.
- ^ V. D. Divekar (1981). Survey of Material in Marathi on the Economic and Social History of India. Bharata Itihasa Samshodhaka Mandala. p. 59.
(c)Devarshis On the Devarshi or Devrukhe Brahmans, there is a small pamphlet (16 pages) brought out by the Devrukhe Brahman Samiti, Bombay: Devarshi urf Devrukhe Brahman yanchee mahitee, (Bombay, 1926).