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Deshastha Brahmin is a
Hindu Brahmin subcaste mainly from the
Indian state of
Maharashtra and
North Karnataka.
Other than
these states,
according to authors...
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Deshastha Brahmin surnames are
derived by
adding the
suffix kar or e to the
village from
which the
family originally hailed. For example, Akhegaonkar...
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Deshastha Brahmins form a
major sub-caste of
Brahmins in
states of
Maharashtra and
North Karnataka in India. They are also
found in
sizeable number in...
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Khandoba is
celebrated by many
deshastha families. Ghatasthapana,
similar to navaratri, also
takes place in
Deshastha households during this festival...
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Telugu Brahmins are
further divided into
sections like Vaidiki, Niyogi,
Deshastha, Dravida,
Golkonda Vyapari among others. The
Apastamba Dharmasutra is...
- that the
Sanskrit Mahatmya was
composed around 1460–1510 AD,
mostly by a
Deshastha Brahmin, to whom
Khandoba is the
family deity. A
version is also available...
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Kulkarni is a
Marathi Brahmin surname common amongst Deshastha Brahmins, the CKP community, and
Karhade Brahmins of Maharashtra. “Kulkarni” is also a...
- some
parts of
Himachal Pradesh.
Deshpande surname is
found among the
Deshastha Brahmins, Gaud
Saraswat Brahmins (GSB) and the
Chandraseniya Kayastha...
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Until the 18th century, the
Chitpavans were held in low
esteem by the
Deshastha, the
older established Brahmin community of Karnataka-Maharashtra region...
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Chaitanya was an
Indian mystic and
spiritual master. He was born into a
Deshastha Brahmin family to
Kashinathpanta and
Parvatibai at ****li Veer, a village...
