Deshastha BrahminIndian Hindu Brahmin subcasteEthnic groupDeshastha Brahmin is a HinduBrahminsubcaste mainly from the Indian state of Maharashtra and North Karnataka.
Pathare PrabhuPathare Prabhu is one of the Hindu communities found mainly in the Indian state of Maharashtra. IntroductionThe Pathare Prabhus and the Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhus (CKP) are considered sister communities, both being part of the 'Prabhu caste'. Both Pathare Prabhu and CKP follow the Advaita VedantaSmarta tradition of Hinduism propounded by Adi Shankara.
Chitpavan BrahminsThe Chitpavan Brahmin or the Kokanastha Brahmin is a Hindu Maharashtrian Brahmin community inhabiting Konkan, the coastal region of the state of Maharashtra. Initially working as messengers and spies in the late seventeenth century, the community came into prominence during the 18th century when the heirs of Peshwa from the Bhat family of Balaji Vishwanath became the de facto rulers of the Maratha Empire.Karhade BrahminKarhaḍe Brahmins (also spelled as Karada Brahmins or Karad Brahmins) are a Hindu Brahmin sub-caste mainly from the Indian state of Maharashtra, but are also distributed in the states of Goa, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh.
Saraswat BrahminSaraswat Brahmins are a community of several Brahmancastes spread over widely separated regions of the Indian subcontinent, spanning from Kashmir and Punjab in North India to Konkan and Malabar in South India, with Sindh and Gujarat in between. In places such as western and southern India, the claim of Brahminhood of some communities who claim to be Saraswat Brahmins is disputed.
MaharashtraState in western IndiaState in West India, IndiaMaharashtra is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. It is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, the Indian states of Karnataka and Goa to the south, Telangana to the southeast and Chhattisgarh to the east, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh to the north, and the Indian union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu to the northwest.
UpanayanaUpanayana (Sanskrit: उपनयन, romanized: upanayana, lit.'initiation') is a Hindu educational sacrament, one of the traditional saṃskāras or rites of passage that marked the acceptance of a student by a preceptor, such as a guru or acharya, and an individual's initiation into a school in Hinduism. Some traditions consider the ceremony as a spiritual rebirth for the child or future dvija, twice born.
BrahminBrahmin (; Sanskrit: ब्राह्मण, romanized: brāhmaṇa) is a varna (social class) within Hindu society. The other three varnas are the Kshatriya (rulers and warriors), Vaishya (traders, merchants, and farmers), and Shudra (labourers).
VedasOldest scriptures of HinduismThe Vedas are ancient Sanskrit texts of Hinduism. Above: A page from the Atharvaveda.The Vedas ( or ; Sanskrit: वेदः, romanised: Vēdaḥ, lit. 'knowledge'), sometimes collectively called the Veda, are a large body of religious texts originating in ancient India. Composed in Vedic Sanskrit, the texts constitute the oldest layer of Sanskrit literature and the oldest scriptures of Hinduism.
GujaratState in western IndiaState in West India, IndiaGujarat (Gujarati: Gujarāt, pronounced ) is a state along the western coast of India. Its coastline of about 2,340 km (1,450 mi) is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula. Gujarat is the fifth-largest Indian state by area, covering some 196,024 km (75,685 mi); and the ninth-most populous state, with a population of 60.4 million in 2011.
WarriorPerson specializing in combat or warfare A warrior is a guardian specializing in combat or warfare, especially within the context of a tribal or clan-based warrior culture society that recognizes a separate warrior aristocracy, class, or caste. History Warriors seem to have been present in the earliest pre-state societies.
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