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.

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.

See also

References
  1. Tri. Nā Vāḷuñjakara, A. Śã Pāṭhaka (2009). Maharashtra, Land and Its People. Gazetteers Department, Government of Maharashtra. p. 42-50.
  2. 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).
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