Deshastha Brahmins ( ) are a Hindu Brahmin sub-caste primarily from the Indian state of Maharashtra. "Deshastha", in Sanskrit, means "inland" and thus, Deshastha Brahmins are Brahmins living in the interiors or away from the coast.

Population & Geographical Location

Majority of Deshasthas speak Marathi, one of the major languages of the mainly northern Indo-Aryan language group. However, on a geographical level, Deshasthas fall under the Pancha Dravida Brahmin classification of Brahmin community in India. The Panch Dravida (the five classes of Southern India) are as follows 1) Andhra, 2) Dravida (Tamil and Kerala), 3) Karnataka, 4) Maharashtra and Konkan, and 5) Gujarat.

With Karhade Brahmin, Devrukhe, Chitpavan (Konkanastha) & and Goud Saraswat Brahmin, Deshastha form the five major Brahmin communities of Maharashtra with Deshastha by far the largest of the five. The community is now predominantly urban. Deshastha have two major sub- sects or shakhas called Rigvedi and Yajurvedi.other small sub-sects are like Samvedi and Govardhan.It is believed that Yajurvedi Brahmins learnt the Yajurveda from Shri Yajnawalkya, hence they are recognized as Madhyadin Brahmins, ie the Brahmins who received Yajurvedic knowledge in the noon. For further details, see the article on Shakha.

In Southern India (typically the Border part of Karnataka that belonged to Bombay-Province but now Maharastra state), there are two communities of Deshastha known as Deshastha Madhva Brahmins, who follow the teachings of Madhvacharya and Deshastha Smartha Brahmins, who follow the teachings of Shankaracharya respectively. The surnames of these North Kanataka based Kannada speaking Deshastha brahmins can be identical to those of Maharashtrian Deshastha brahmins(e.g. Kulkarni, Deshpande, Joshi etc.) Marathi speaking Deshastha can also be found in large numbers outside Maharashtra in the former Maratha ruled or Maratha confederacy states/cities of Indore, Baroda, Ujjain, Gwalior, Dhar and Tanjore.

Unlike the British Raj colonial administration, the Indian government at the ten year census does not collect data on upper castes and the associated sub-castes. Therefore it is difficult to know precisely how large Deshastha population is. However, the number can be estimated as 2.0 million by extrapolating from the colonial era census reports.

Appearance wise, they are similar to other communities in Maharashtra. H.H. Risley's work during the 1901 census and more recent DNA work  found Deshastha to be indistinguishable from other castes like Maratha in Maharashtra.

Residence

In spite of the fact that they are from Deccan plateau, many Deshashtas migrated to the coastal city of Mumbai during British Rule in search of administrative and clerical jobs. Girgaon, Dadar and Vile Parle were stronghold for their population at that time. There was also migration to other cities like Pune and Nagpur or Maratha ruled cities outside Maharashtra like Indore. A second wave of migration took place after the formation of Maharashtra state(in 1960)when many families settled in the greater Mumbai metropolitan area and particularly Thane, Navi Mumbai and Dombivali. These new migrants predominantly found work in the service sectors like Government, Teaching(Education), Railways, Banking/ Insurance and Engineering. Few Deshastha also succeeded in starting their own industries in Mumbai. examples include Garware Polymers, Parkhi Paper Mills and Sudha Kulkarni-Murthy’s Infosys in 1981.During last few decades, many Deshasthas have started industries in other cities of Maharashtra like Pune, Nashik, Aurangabad and Nagpur; those are in the fields of IT, Ethanol, Rubber, Engineering Equipments etc.Deshasthas nowadays live mostly in urban centres. However, they are to be found in certain rural areas as well. Brahmins have been migrating overseas in search of higher education and employment for number of years now. A large number educated Brahmins including deshasthas have moved abroad to USA, UK & other countries like Australia. Indeed, a simple search of surnames of Maharashtrian families in US will reveal mostly brahmin (all sub-groups) or CKP names.The rate of migration has increased fourfold after start of IT boom in 1990.However, economic slowdown in 2009 and other reasons like marriage or desire to see their children raised in Indian environment motivated many of them to return back to India in cities like Pune, Bangalore and Mumbai etc.There are thousands of Deshasthas working temporary in US on H1B visas and on Work Permit in U.K.. Please refer to list of Deshastha Brahmins of distinction for Deshastha contribution to various fields.

Occupations

The traditional occupation for Deshasthas was as priests of Hindu temples or at family religious ceremonies, village revenue officials, academicians, astrologer and administrators. A large number also practiced Ayurvedic medicine. Some are also engaged in farming.Even After entry of Chitpavans in Maratha empire, the posts of “Panditrao” (Minister related to Religious issues) and “Chief Justice“ remained in hands of Deshastha. This may be due to their long tradition of sending their brightest students to the holy city of Kashi for religious and legal studies. During British Raj, brahmins in general, found employment as white collar professions such as office clerks and teachers. In modern times, Deshastha occupations range from being factory workers, clerks to being doctors, lawyers, teachers, administrators, IT professionals and engineers. Deshastha women are also going into higher education and as a result can be found in high ranking professions.Around 2% of the Deshastha population is still living in interior rural Maharashtra area with relatively poor earnings and poor life style. This fraction of community is not educated (but literate).

History

Deshastha Brahmins consider themselves to be the direct descendants of the great Rishis(Sages) who settled in dandakaranya(Maharashtra)in ancient times.[159226] They are people of Aryan descent who had settled down south of Vindhya mountains after the Mahabharat period.The Deshasthas arrived in Maharashtra from the ancient Gandhar province in (Afghanistan) and Punjab during 1st century BC to 150 AD.[159227] First they settled in Vidarbha[159228] Later they moved westwards in the valleys of Bhima, Godavari and Krishna rivers in Central and Western Maharashtra.[159229]

Some Yajurvedi deshastha brahmin families have been living in North Konkan since the 12th century along with Pathare Prabhus. Despite living in Konkan they are still considered ‘Deshastha-Yajurvedis’ rather than Kokanastha (belonging to Konkan).

Deshastha may be the Maharashtrian Brahmin community with the longest known history. Sant Dnyaneshwar from the 12th century was Deshastha, as were the saints, Eknath and Ramdas from more recent times (16th & 17th centuries, respectively). The close advisors and ministers of Shivaji Maharaj, the 17th century founder of Maratha empire were Deshastha. Unfortunately, the history of Maharashtra and therefore of the Deshastha community before 12th century is quite sparse.The cave paintings of Ajanta and sculptures from other places show Buddhism and Jainism to be the religions with significant royal patronage in Maharashtra during the first millennium of the present era. One can only speculate whether, Deshastha had kept Hinduism (Sanatana Dharma) going during this period or converted from Buddhism after the decline of that religion in India.After the rise of Maratha empire, under the leadership Shivaji Maharaj Deshasthas played major role in army and administration which is evident from the warriors like Neelkanth Sarnaik, Keso Narayan Deshpande and Annaji Dato Sabnis so on. Seven out of eight Ashtapradhan of Raje Shivaji were Deshasthas. Even after the fall of Maratha Kingdom to British a few Deshastha-ruled states remained nominally independent until 1947. Major among these were, Prant-Pratindhi of Aundh-Satara, Bavadekar of Gagan-Bavda (Kolhapur)and Panditrao of Bhor.and many more[4][5]

Association with Pathare-Prabhus & Early migration to Mumbai island

When Chimaji Appa attacked the Fort of Vasai in 1737-40, Pathare Prabhu Khanduji Mankar and Yajurvedi Brahmin Antaji Kawale played important roles in the battle. The Peshwas promised Antaji the jahagir of Malad but after the deaths Bajirao Peshwa, Chimaji Appa and Antaji Raghunath, Balaji Bajirao Peshwe alias Nanasahib Peshwe reneged on their promise. Nanasaheb Peshwe being a 'Konkanastha Brahmin' followed the advice of his relatives. The Konkanasta Brahmin in his kingdom started harassing the Deshastha Brahmins. This also affected the Yajurvedi Brahmins who had arrived with the Pathare Prabhus in Northern Konkan. On the advice of his supporters Balaji Bajirao Peshwe destroyed the Yagnas of the Yajurvedi Brahmin and disallowed the chanting of the 'Brahma Gayatri Vedak Mantra' by them. He humiliated them as 'Palsi'. Fed up with the humiliations by the Peshwas, Yajurvedi Brahmins left the Peshwai. According to the advice of the Rajguru, all Yajurvedi Brahmins and Pratihaar Prabhus migrated and settled in Bombay and started working under the British regime. Over the years these Pratihaar Prabhus became Pathare Prabhus.[159230]

Society & Culture

Deshastha — like all other Brahmins — trace their paternal ancestors to one of the seven sages, the saptarshi. This way they classify themselves into eight gotras, named after the ancestor rishi. Deshastha have two sub sects, Rigvedi and Yajurvedi. Inter-marriage between these sub sects was uncommon until recently, although there is no taboo against this.

Like most families in Maharashtra & other states of India, Deshastha families also have their own "unique" family deity, Kuldevta, usually the Goddess Parvati, known by different names such as Bhavani, Renuka, Amba, etc. Despite being the most popular deity amongst Deshastha and other Marathi people, no family regards Vitthal or other popular Avatars of Vishnu such as Rama or Krishna as their Kuldevata. Balaji may be an exception though. A number of families have Khandoba and Balaji as their Kuldaiwat. Balaji is regarded as a form of Vishnu by most Hindus but as Shankar, for example, by the Lingayat community. The Kuldevta is invoked on auspicious occasions like weddings and initiation ceremony (munja or Upanayanam)[159231] to obtain her blessings. Families also make pilgrimage to their Kuldevta temples after an auspicious occasion. The location of the Kuldevta temple may give a clue as to the original abode of a particular family because families may have chosen a particular temple as Kuldevta for geographical proximity.

Like most other castes in India, Deshasthas are a patrilineal society and children derive their group or caste association from their father.

By tradition, like other Brahmin communities of Southern India, Deshastha Brahmins are lacto vegetarian. Thespecial dishes for Deshastha and some other Marathi communities may be the simple toor dal varan. Metkut is another Brahmin specialty. Deshastha use black spice mix or kala masala in the cooking. Traditionally, each family had their own recipe for the spice mix. However, this tradition is giving way to housewives buying the mixed spice pack directly from retailers. Puran poli for festivals is another Marathi Brahmin special dish.

Deshastha women traditionally wore a nine yard sari. The way they wore the nine yard sari was different from women of other castes. Unlike women from other caste groups in Maharashtra, Deshastha women traditionally do not cover their head with their sari. Men wore dhotis again in a "Brahmin way." For religious ceremonies men & boys wore a coloured silk dhoti called a "sovale". In modern times, women mostly wear the five yard sari. Salwar kameez and Western clothes are popular amongst the young.

Despite decades of campaign against casteism, Deshastha tend to be mostly endogamous. However, marriages between Deshastha and other Maharashtrian Brahmin communities such as Karhade and Kokanastha, Devrukhe, GSB are common. Marriages between Deshastha and CKPs in urban area also take place in large numbers. Marriages between Maharashtrian Deshastha and Kannada Deshastha are also common, particularly in the border region of the two states. Marriages between Deshastha & other non-brahmin castes do take place in small numbers. Deshastha differ from Kokanstha in allowing cross-cousin marriages (a man marrying his maternal uncle's daughter). Due to concerns about genetic defects, this practice is dying out. Ironically, unrelated men and women of the same gotra are considered related and therefore marriage between people from the same gotra is considered incest.

Social and political issues

Before British raj

During ancient and mediaeval periods, Deshasthas (and Brahmins in general) rose to prominence in Indian society, primarily due to their emphasis on spiritual life and scholarship, particularly in terms of their expertise in the Vedas and the attendant religious rituals. Most of the administrators in the government of Shivaji Maharaj were Deshastha Brahmin. Deshastha influence waned during the rule of Nanasaheb Peshwa(Especially during 1750s) who belonged to the Konkanastha-chitpavan sub-caste. For example, city of Miraj was actually recaptured by PantPratinidhi from Mogul control, but Nanasaheb Peshwa gave the “jahagir” of Sangli-Miraj to Sardar Patwardhan despite the latter having no role in recapturing Miraj Actually, such practice of giving ‘Jahagir’(Ownership of Province) to the relatives of political people was abolished by Shivaji Maharaj. After death of Shahu Maharaj (Grandson of Shivaji) in 1749, Nanasaheb Peshwa took many such decisions in favor of his relatives from Kokan; this policy affected many Deshastha accountants, clerks, Military persons working with in Maratha empire as a result deshasthas lost many posts right from senior level (Amatya- Military Accountants, Phadanvis-Finance secretary) to junior level of clerks and priest. Despite the lack of patronage, many deshastha generals like Sardar Vinchurkar, Sardar Mujumdar, Sardar Purandare, Sakharam Bapu Bokil and Sardar Panse, Rajas of Aundh (Satara District), the PantPratinidhis and Bhor, the Pandits played major roles in the military and administration of Maratha empire from 1713-1818.

Unfortunately, until recent times, like other high castes of Maharashtra and India, Deshastha also followed the practice of segregation from other castes considered lower in the social hierarchy. Until a few decades ago, a large number of Hindu temples, presumably with a Deshastha priest, barred entry to the so called untouchables. This practice died out due to the campaigns conducted by leaders like Veer Savarkar, Sane Guruji, K. B. Hedgewar and non Brahmin leaders like Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, Mahatma Phule. Legislation outlawing caste discrimination after Indian independence may also have played a part in eliminating the segregation and untouchability.Dr. Govande was a one of the supporter of Mahatma Phule. Mahadev Ambedkar another Deshastha bramhin had helped Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar in latter's early schooling career. Babasaheb had expressed gratitude about his Ambedkar guruji many times in his speech.

Unlike other castes and tribes in India, Deshastha at present do not have a caste Panchayat to arbitrate in matters relating to disputes involving caste members. However in the past there has been instances of caste gathering to resolve disputes [159232]

Modern Era (British raj & Post-independence)

Even after the fall of the Maratha empire, many Deshastha -ruled states remained nominally independent under British rule.. Later, during the British raj they were also the first to acquire English education and served as administrators during the British rule in India. Such a relatively privileged life during the colonial period led to resentment from other castes.Deshashthas and other marathi brahmins were the primary targets during the anti-Brahmin riots in Maharastra in 1948 following Mahatma Gandhi's assassination. The rioters burnt homes and properties owned by brahmins. However, in some instances, the rioters also killed their brahmin victims. It took years for them to recover from this situation. Some took it constructively and migrated to Cities in search of work. “Kool Kayda”, a Reformist-Agriculture- Land Law after Independence, worsened their situation in rural area and was another motivation for them to migrate to the cities. In Maharashtra, Deshasthas and other brahmin groups have been politically marginalized since Indian independence. Quotas & reservation for disadvantaged groups in government jobs and Higher Education have led to further squeezing of opportunities for brahmins everywhere in India. In recent decades, with the rise of the right wing , BJP & Shiv Sena in Maharashtra, a number of Deshastha politicians rose to prominence. Notable among them are the late Pramod Mahajan and Manohar Joshi. On the left of the political spectrum, one can mention National level Communist leader Shripad Amrut Dange. Deshastha have also demonstrated their leadership in the Education sector Notable examples include Dr. Narhar Hirwe, founder of Royal Society of Science, Mumbai in 1935 and Dr. Mujumdar of Symbiosis. Please refer to list of Deshastha Brahmins of distinction for Deshastha contribution to various fields.

In recent time, the anti-brahmin hate group Sambhaji Brigade attacked Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute of Maharashtra in January 2004, claiming that the Institute had defamed Shivaji. Later the Sambhaji Brigade issued statements reflecting anti-Brahmin sentiments. They also hate Ramdas Swami- a revolutionary saint from 17th century. Recently, the same organization had demanded the removal of Dadoji Konddeo from the Statue of Child Shivaji ploughing Pune's Land at Lal Mahal, Pune. They also threatened that if their demande were not met, they would demolish that part of statue by themselves.

Relationship with the Kokanastha community

After entry of Chitpavans in Maratha empire, initially they were struggling to get administrative, military jobs.Most of the administrators in the government of Shivaji Maharaj were Deshastha Brahmins and CKP. Deshastha influence waned during the rule of Nanasaheb Peshwa(Especially during 1750s) except the posts of “Panditrao” (Minister related to Religious issues) and “Chief Justice“ remained in hands of Deshastha and other valuable posts like Phadanvis (Finance Secretary) Kotwal (Home Secretary) and other military rankings were dominated by chitpavans.This usurping of power by Chitpavans from Deshastha Brahmins resulted in intense rivalry between the two communities resulting in each community trying to prove themselves to be better or superior than other community.

Pre IndependenceIn his book Western India in the Nineteenth Century , Ravinder Kumar shows the common beliefs propagated by the communities to prove themselves superior over other

the deshasths brahmins of maharashtra believed that they were the highest of all brahmins. Upon the chitpavans, they looked down with scarcely veiled contempt as parvenus(A Parvenu is a person that is a relative newcomer to a socioeconomic class.), barely fit to associate on terms of equality with the noblest of dvijas. A chitpavan who was invited to a deshasth home was a privileged individual, and even the Peshwa was denied the rights to use the ghats reserved for deshasth priests at Nashik on the Godavari.

prior to the British conquest of 1818, the administration of Pune was dominated by the chitpavans, who possessed greater intellectual agility and political acumen than the deshasths, (according to them)and who were consequently able to exercise a more profound influence over the region. The community produced men of distinction in politics, in the field of scholarship and in the art of war like skilled diplomat Nana Phadnavis

In colonial period of late 19th Century Chitpavans dominated Political, Social Reform, Education fields and Media/Journalism whereas Deshasthas dominated Medical, Administration, Engineering, Music and Legal fields. Deshasthas have not produced any revolutionary freedom fighter till 1908. Whereas no notable Chitpavan Saint/Writer was known during the same period.This situation had led cold war between two communities that who is more superior than other.

Post IndependencePost Independence the rivalry between the groups has waned. Now both accept each other as vedic brahmins . Both the communities have produced many greats in field for arts, music, science, mathematics and literature. The comings together of the two communities are highlighted by number of inter-community marriages and inter mixing of them at social, professional and political level.

Women

The deshastha woman from the past is portrayed as woman draped in a nine yard saree. Such dress is becoming rare among deshastha women now. Traditional deshastha women, both married and unmarried wear a "kunku" (red dot, also known as kumkum/sindoor/bindi) on their forehead and married women always wear the mangalsutra. This is a sacred gold necklace tied by the bridegroom around the bride's neck and along with kunku serves the same purpose as the wedding ring to signify the married status of a woman. Being a patrilineal society, a deshastha woman becomes part of her husband's family after marriage and adopts the gotra/lineage as well as the traditions of her husband's family.

Decades ago, deshastha girls used to get married to the groom of their parents' choice by early teens or before. Even now girls are married off relatively early (late teens) by rural less educated Deshastha families, Also in the past, a Deshastha widow was never allowed to re-marry, while it was acceptable for deshastha widowers to re-marry. Deshastha widows at that time used to shave their heads and wear simple red sari. The woman also had to stop wearing the kunku /bindi on her forehead. Basically, widows had to lead a very austere life with little joy. Needless to say, divorces were non-existent.All of these practices have gradually fallen by the wayside over the last hundred years, and modern Deshastha widows lead better lives and younger widows also remarry.

Sudha Murthy was the first woman Mechanical Engineer from India.She also became first woman employee of Tata Motors. Her contribution in the formation of India’s one of the most admirable company, Infosys was much valuable in the early struggling years of the company in the early 1980s.

Rituals, Ceremonies and Festivals

Although many rituals that were practiced in ancient times are no longer followed, some traditions are continued to this day. The rituals, ceremonies and Hindu festivals described below are also followed by other Marathi people or Hindu communities. Unique Deshastha traditions are mentioned where possible.

Ceremonies

Birth Ceremonies

Deshasthas are initiated into rituals at the time of birth. At that time, a horoscope is made for the child based on the position of the stars. Then the child undergoes the naming ceremony (barsa). During the ceremony the child's paternal aunt (father's sister) has the honour of naming the infant. In Gujarat, children are named according to the letter associated with a particular birth-sign (Ras in Marathi). However, this tradition is either not followed in Maharahtra or the name according to the ras is kept hidden in order to ward off possible black magic. When the child is one year old, the first cutting of the infant's hair (jawal) is a significant ceremony too.

Initiation Munja Ceremony

When a male child reaches his seventh birthday he undergoes the initiation thread ceremony known as munja or Upanayanam. From that day on, he becomes an official member of his caste, and is called a dwija (translated in English as "twice-born"). In ancient times, the boy was sent to gurukula to learn Vedas and scriptures. The boy was expected to practice extreme discipline during this period known as brahmacharya. He was expected to lead a celibate life, living on alms, and surviving on selected vegetarian saatvic food and observing considerable austerity in behaviour and deeds. Though such practices are not followed in modern times by a majority of Deshasthas, all Deshasthas boys undergo the sacred thread ceremony before marriage. Twice-born Deshasthas perform annual ceremonies to replace their sacred threads (called Jaanva in Marathi) with new ones on Shravan full moon day (Narali Pornima in Marathi).

Wedding

A Deshasthas marriage ceremony includes many elements of the traditional Marathi or Hindu wedding ceremonies. Briefly, it consists of Seemant poojan on the wedding eve. The dharmic wedding includes the antarpat ceremony followed by the vedic ceremony which involves the bridegroom and the bride walking around the sacred fire seven times to complete the marriage. Modern urban wedding ceremonies conclude with an evening reception.

Death Rituals

The other extremely important rituals for the Deshasthas are the death ceremonies. All Deshasthas are cremated according to Vedic rites, usually within a day of the individual's death. The death rites include a 13-day ceremony. The ashes of the departed are immersed at a confluence of two rivers (sangam) or the sea. Like all other Hindus, the preference is for the ashes to be immersed in the Ganga river or river Godavari. There is also a yearly shraddha that needs to be performed. These rituals are expected to be performed only by male descendants (preferably the eldest son) of the deceased.

Other ceremonies for different occasions include Vastushanti (entering a new house) and Satyanarayan Puja.

Rituals

Like most other Hindu communities, Deshasthas have a shrine called devghar in their house with statues, symbols, and images of various deities. Satyanarayana Puja is also performed for special occasions. Ritual reading of religious texts called pothi is also popular.In traditional families, any food is first offered to God as naivedya, and then eaten. Food is not considered to be consumed before this religious offering. In contemporary Deshasthas families, the naivedya is offered only on festival days.

Festivals

Deshasthas follow the Shaka (Saka) Hindu calendar. The following are just a few of the many festivals observed by Deshasthas. * Gudi Padwa: The year starts on the first day of Chaitra known as Gudi Padwa which falls around March or April of the Western calendar. A gudi or victory pole is erected outside the house on this day. The special dish on the day includes shreekhand. Neem leaves are eaten on this day to ward off illness during the new year. Gudi Padwa like Diwali Padwa and Dasara is considered one of the 3 and half auspicious days of the Marathi calendar and astrological charts need not be consulted for conducting important ceremonies such as weddings. During Chaitra women also hold a Haldi-kunku celebration. Chaitra is, however, considered inauspicious for weddings.

• Ram Navami and Hanuman jayanti, the birthdays of Shree Ramchandra and Hanuman respectively are also celebrated in the month of Chaitra. Sunthwada/dinkwada, a snack usually eaten by new mothers is the snack of the day for Ram navami.

• Narali Pornima - On this Shravan full moon day, Deshastha men change the sacred thread. In northern India, this day is celebrated as Raksha bandhan. Marathi people in general have adopted the Raksha bandhan tradition of sisters tying a rakhee on the wrist of their brothers. A special sweetened rice with coconut, called Narali Bhat in Marathi is the special dish of the day.
• Mangala Gaur- Pahili Mangala Gaur (first Mangala Gaur) celebration is one of the most important celebration for the new brides. On the Tuesday of the month of Shravan after her marriage, the new bride performs Shivling puja for the well being of her husband and new family. It is also a get-together of all women folks. It includes chatting, playing games, Ukhane (married women take their husband's name woven in 2/4 rhyming liners) and great food. They typically play Zimma, Fugadi, Bhendya till the wee hours of the next morning
• Janmashtami - Birthday of Lord Krishna on Shravan Vadya ashtami is observed with a fast. Gopalkala, a recipe made with curd (yoghurt) , pickle, popped millet (jondhale), chilli, salt etc. is popular , especially amongst kids.

• Ganeshotsav- Festival of Lord Ganesh. Through, Lokmanya Tilak's efforts Ganeshotsav became a public celebration a century ago. However, Deshasthas families also install their own clay (called shadu in Marathi) Ganpati in their house on Ganesh Chaturthi. The private celebration can go on for 1 1/2 days to full 10 days according to each family's tradition. A Modak (steamed rice dumpling usually with a jaggery/coconut filling) is a sweet prepared for this occasion, and is considered the favourite of Lord Ganesh. Ganeshotsav also incorporates the Gauri festival. Deshasthas install statues of the Gauri. Kokanstha brahmins on the other hand use special rocks as symbols of Gauri. In some families Gauri is also known as Mahalakshmi puja. It is celebrated for three days; on the first day, Mahalakshmi arrival is observed. The ladies in the family will bring statues of Mahalakshmi from the door to the place where they will be worshiped. They are settled at a certain location (very near the Devaghar), adorned with clothes and ornaments. On the second day, the family members get together and prepare a meal comprising of puran poli. This day is the puja day of Mahalakshmi and the meal is offered to Mahalakshmi and her blessings sought. On the third day, Mahalakshmi goes to her husband's home. Before the departure, ladies in the family will invite the neighbor-hood ladies for exchange of haldi-kumkum. It is customary for the whole family to get together during the three days of Mahalakshmi puja. Most families consider Mahalakshmi as their daughter who is living with her husband's family all the year; but visits her parents' (maher) during the three days.

• Navaratri - This festival starts on the first day of the Hindu month of Ashwin. The nine-day festival of Durga culminates in Vijayadasami (Dasara). This is the one the three auspicious days of the year. Traditionally, stars need not be consulted for starting a new project on this day. People also exchange leaves of Apti tree as symbol of gold. During Navaratri women and girls hold bhondla, a singing party in honor of the Goddess. Some families also observe Navaratri in spring season in addition to the Navaratri observed in winter.

• Kojagiri Pornima (Ashwin Pornima) on autumn Full Moon night is celebrated with sweetened milk. The first born in the family is also honoured on this night.

• Diwali - The festival of lights is celebrated over five days. The Deshasthas celebrate this in their unique style by waking up early in the morning and having and oil bath. People light their houses with lamps, and burst fire crackers over the course of the festival. Special sweets and savories like anarse, karanji, chakli, chivda (Bombay mix), ladoo are prepared for the festival. Colorful Rangoli are made in front of the house. Kids make a replica fort in memory of Shivaji, the great Maratha leader.

• Khandoba Festival/Champa Shashthi: A six-day festival, from the first to sixth lunar day of the bright fortnight of the Hindu month of Margashirsha, in honour of Khandoba is celebrated by many deshastha families. Ghatasthapana, similar to navaratri, also takes place in Deshastha households during this festival. The sixth day is called Champa Sashthi.
• Makar Sankranti - This mostly falls on January 14 when the Sun enters Capricorn. In Maharashtra, the day is celebrated by giving and receiving sweets made of jaggery and sesame seeds called tilgool and halwa. During the exchanging of the sweets, people say to each other in Marathi "Til-gool Ghya aani God Bola" (rough translation: Please accept my til-gool & be friendly to me or Take sweet, talk sweet"). Special chappati with jaggery (gool poli) is the dish of the day.

• Shivaratri - Worship day of Lord Shiva. The Lord Shiva is pleased with austerities, so no sweets are prepared. A chutney made the fruit of Kawath tree is the specialty of this day.

• The festival Holi falls in Falgun, the last month of the marathi Shaka Calendar. Deshastha celebrate this festival by lighting a bonfire and offering puran poli to the fire. In North India, Holi is celebrated over two days with the second day celebrated with throwing colors. Maharashtrians and Deshasthas celebrate color throwing five days after Holi on Rangpanchami.

Deshasthas keep certain days for fasting. Some of the days Deshasthas fast are, Ekadasi, Chaturthi Shivaratri, Janmashtami & Hartalika for women. A lot of people fast during the week in honour of a particular god, for example, Monday for Shiva, Saturday for Maruti and Shani (planet Saturn) etc. A cursory look at a Marathi calendar will show dates for pilgrimage to various temples & shrines of various saints. A popular destination for Deshastha is the shrine of Sant Dnyaneshwar at Alandi in the month of Kartik November.

Surnames & Families

A large number of Deshastha surnames are derived by adding the suffix - kar to the village from which the family originally hailed. So, for example, Bidkar come from town of Bid. Some prominent Deshastha with ‘Kar’ surnames are marathi poet Kusumagraj(V. V. Shirwadkar).The names Kulkarni, Deshpande and Joshi are very common amongst Deshastha Brahmins and denote their professions. For example, Kulkarni means revenue collector and Joshi means Astrologer. In the list complied Deshastha families are classified using the Rigvedi / Yajurvedi subgroup (shakha), Gotra, the families' Kuldevta and the town / village of origin.As this list gets filled up, common Deshastha surnames like Kulkarni, Joshi & Deshpande will be repeated several times because these denote different families or more precisely different clans.

From the list it can also be found out that the Adawadkar and Ghotkar families are related and belong to the same clan because they have identical gotra, kuldevta and are both rigvedi. Other related pairs are Bhalerao / Pol and Dixit / Shouche.

Table of Deshastha Surnames

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Surname	Shakha (Sub-sect)	Gotra (Rishi Lineage)	Kuldevta (Family Deity - Goddess) / Kuldaivat (Family Deity - God)	Village of Origin
Acharya	Rigvedi	Vishwamitra	Balaji
Acharya	Yajurvedi	Vishwamitra	Sri Subrahmanya of Kukshi, South Canara, Karnataka, Nira Narsinghpur Pune District
Airani	Rigvedi	Mounabhargava	Ranebennur, Hubli, Dharwad, Karnataka	Airani is a place between Ranebennur & Harihar, Karnataka
Agavekar	Rigvedi	Vainya-Bhargav	Bhairavnath Jogeshwari, Sonari, Tal.paranda, Dist: Osmanabad	Unknown
Agnihotri	Rigvedi	Unknown	Mhalsa Devi of Trimbakeshwar Nasik
Ambadkar	Rigvedi	Kashyap	Khandoba Of Jejuri	Ambad, Jalna District, Maharashtra
Ambekar	Yajurvedi	Paing	Renukadevi of Mahur, District Nanded. Maharashtra	Adilabad, Andhra Pradesh
Ambekar	Rigvedi	Bharadwaj	Narsinha of Karanja, District Amravati. Maharashtra	Unknown
Ambekar	Rigvedi	Gautama Maharishi	Bhavani of Tuljapur	Unknown
Anaspure	Yajurvedi	Lohit	Bhavani of Tuljapur	Unknown
Adawadkar	Rigvedi	Kashyapa	Renukadevi of Mahur, District Nanded Maharashtra	Unknown
Alekar	Yajurvedi	Prachinas	Khandoba, Alegao.	Unknown
Alekar	Rigvedi	Gautama Maharishi	Shiva, Ale	Pune
Ambike	Yajurvedi	Kashyap	Khandoba, Sidhanath & Bhavanimata of Tuljapur	Unknown
Ane	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Anagare	Rigvedi	Kashyap	Mahalaxmi of Kolhapur	Unknown
Annachhatre	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Aparajit	unknown	Unknown	Shree Renuka Mata Devi of Mahur, District Yavatmal,	Unknown
Aphale	Rigvedi	Bharadwaj	Shree Yamai Devi of Aundh, District Satara, Jyotiba of Kolhapur	Masur and mahuli Dist Satara
Apsingekar	Rigvedi	Jaamadagni	Laxmi Narsimha Swamy, District Dharmapuri, Andhra Pradesh
Argade	Rigvedi	Gautam	Narsimha Temple(Narsimha) of Neera - Narsimhapur	Unknown
Aranke	Rigvedi	Shandilaya	Mahalakshmi Temple(Ambabai) of Kolhapur	Mahuli, Satara Dist.
Arcot	Rigvedi	Kashyapa	Shree Venkateshwara Swamy/Balaji of Tirupati, Bhavani of Tuljapur	Unknown
Ashtekar	Unknown	Unknown	Shree Yamai Devi of Aundh, District Satara	Unknown
Atale	Yajurvedi	Angiras	Mahalakshmi of Ganoja, Bhatkuli, (Amravati)	Unknown
Atre	Rigvedi	Atri	Shakambari-Banshankari Badami Karnataka
Atre	Rigvedi	Atri	Panduranga of Pandharpur, Maharashtra	Ratnagiri, Maharashtra
Aurangabad	Yajurvedi	Kashyap	Bhavanimata of Tuljapur	Tuljapur, Maharashtra
Avachat	Yajurvedi	Bharadwaj	Tukai Devi, Yevat,	Kedgaon Taluka Daund, district Pune
Avachat	Yajurvedi	Kashyap	Mahalakshmi of Kolhapur
Ayachit	Unknown	Kaundinya	Mahalakshmi of Kolhapur	Unknown
Badve	Unknown	Renuka Mata of Mahur	Unknown
Bag	Rigvedi	Gautama Maharishi	Saptashrungi of Vani	Unknown
Bajikar	Rigvedi	Kashyap	Subrahmanya	Unknown
Bakore	Rigvedi	Kaushik	Renukadevi of Mahur, District Nanded. Maharashtra	Babhulgaon in District Ahmednagar, Maharashtra
Bakshi	Rigvedi	Gautama Maharishi	Balaji	Unknown
Bakshi	Rigvedi	Atri	Khandoba (Malhari Martand) of Jejuri, Bhavani of Tuljapur	Gwalior & Dahi Gaon Maharashtra
Ballal	Rigvedi	Atri	Renukadevi of Mahur, District Nanded. Maharashtra	Pahur, Yavatmal Maharashtra
Bansod	Yajurvedi	Gautama Maharishi	Balaji
Barde	Rigvedi	Vasishtha	Bhavani of Tuljapur
Bavare	Rigvedi	Vasishtha	Bhavani of Tuljapur
Bavikar	Rigvedi	Bharadwaj	Narsimha of Nira Narsingpur	Bavi, Barshi, Solapur
Belapure	Rigvedi	Haritasya	Shree Venkateshwara Swamy/Balaji of Tirupati, Jejuri Khandoba & Bhavani of Tuljapur	Belapure(Shrirampur), Diat.Nagar settled at Karad, Dist.Satara Maharashtra
Belsare	Rigvedi	Bharadwaj	Bhavani of Tuljapur, Khandoba of Jejuri and Shirsai of Shirsufal	Belsar near Jejuri or Konkan
Bildikar	Rigvedi	Koushik	Renuka Mata of Mahur	Unknown
Bhalerao	Rigvedi	Kashyapa	Bhavani of Tuljapur, Renuka of Mahur	Unknown
Bhalerao	Yajurvedi	Kashyap	Saptashrungi of Vani near Nashik	Unknown
Bhoraskar	Rigvedi	Shandilya	Padmavati	Unknown
Borkar	Yajurvedi	Bhardwaj	Bhavani of Tuljapur	Unknown
Bhandare	Yajurvedi	Krushnatri	Bhavani of Tuljapur and Khandoba of Jejuri	Vita (Sangli District)
Bhargav	Rigvedi	Bhargav	Bhavani of Tuljapur, Khandoba of Jejuri	Unknown
Bhargave	Yajurvedi Shukla - Madhyandin	Bhargav	Renuka of Mahur, Balaji of Tirupati, Khandoba of Jejuri	Nashik, Kasbe Sukene, Ojhar (MIG)
Berde	Yajurvedi,	Bharadwaj	Saptashrungi of Vani ,	Nashik,
Bhave	Yajurvedi Shukla, Madhyandin	Bhargav,	Mohiniraj of Nevasa	Jalgaon district
Bhawalkar	Yajurvedi Shukla, Madhyandin	Unknown	Unknown
Bhise		Haritasya		Satara Thorale Khatav, district Satara
Bhome	Rigvedi	Jamadagni	Khandoba of Jejuri, Mahalakshmi of Kolhapur	Bhimashankar [Pune]
Bhonde	Rigvedi	Kashyapa	Mahalaxmi of Kolhapur	Unknown
Bhopale	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Bidkar	Yajurvedi	Bhardwaj	Balaji of Tirupati	District Bid, Maharashtra
Bidwai	Yajurvedi	Shandilya	Bhavani of Tuljapur	District Akola, Maharashtra
Badve	Rigvedi	Kashyapa	Khandoba of Jejuri Maharashtra	Unknown
Badave	Yajurvedi	Parashar	Khandoba of Bale District Solapur & Tuljabhavani	Ratanjan taluka Barshi, District Solapur
Bhatta	Rigvedi	Gautama Maharishi	Malhari Martanda	Devara Gudda of Ranibennur, Karnataka
Bobde	Rigvedi	Vasishtha	Gopalkrishna of ?????
Bobade	Rigvedi	Kaushik	Shri Ram of Ayodhya
Bodhni	Yajurvedi	Kashyap	Renuka of Mahur, Balaji of Tirupati, Khandoba of Jejuri	Kadus, Pune
Bokil	Rigvedi	Jamadagni	Jejuri Khandoba & Kolhapur Bhavani	Hivre, Saswad, District Pune
Borate	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Borawar	RigVedi	Shrivatsa	RajRajeshwar
Brahme	Rigvedi	Kashyapa	Krishna of ?????
Buddhisagar	Rigvedi	Kashyap	Renuka of Mahur, District Nanded. Maharashtra
Burange	Yajurvedi	Kashyapa	Shree Venkateshwara Swamy/Balaji of Tirupati	Nachangaon.Maharashtra
Burkule	Yajurvedi	Upamanyu	Renuka of Chandwad, District Nashik. Maharashtra
Cavale	Rigvedi	Atreyasya	Unknown	Indore, (Madhya Pradesh, Malwa) & Nagpur, (Maharashtra)
Chande	Rigvedi	Kashyap	Ramtek, Near Nagpur
Chandratreya or Chandratre	Yajurvedi	Chandratreya or Chandratre	Mohiniraj of Newasa, District Ahmed Nagar. Maharashtra	Tilwan, Satana Taluka, Nasik district & Maharashtra
Chaskar	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Chati	Rigvedi	Vasishstha	Narsinha of Neera Narsingpur, Tulja Bhawani of Tuljapur.	Solapur, District Solapur, Maharashtra
Chati	Yajurvedi	Gargya	Akkabai of Thanegaon Dist:Wardha	MOWAD, District Nagpur, Maharashtra
Chapalgaonkar	rigvedi	Bhardwaj	Bhavanimata of Tuljapur, Shri Balaji(Venkateshwara) of Tirupati Gud, Bhavani of Chapalgaon
Chaudhari	Unknown	Vasishtha	Unknown
Chaware	Yajurvedi-Shukla Madhyandin	Kaushik	Yamai Devi of Aundh, District Satara, Khandoba of Jejuri	Bagalkot, Karnataka, Other Districts bordring Maharashtra and Karnataka
Chaware	Rigvedi-Shakal	Bharadwaj	Yamai Devi of Aundh, District Satara, Narsimh of Narsingpur
Chikhalikar	Yajurvedi	Bharadwaj	Renukadevi of Mahur	Chikhli
Chitgopekar	Rigvedi	Bharadwaj	Sangameshwar Lord Shankar of Zarasangam,	Unknown
Chinchore	Rigvedi	Bharadwaj	Shree Venkateshwara Swamy/Balaji of Tirupati, Jejuri Khandoba & Bhavani of Tuljapur	erstwhile Chinchor, North Karnataka
Chindhade	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Chitrav	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Chitnis	Rigvedi	Kashyapa	Jejuri Khandoba
Chivate	Yajurvedi	Vatsa	Tulaja bhavani of Tulajapur, District:-Usmanabad, State:-Maharashtra
Choudhari	Rigvedi	Unknown	Renuka of Mahur
Chouthai	Yajurvedi	Vasishtha	Chandrala Parmeshwari of Sannati, District:-Gulbarga, State:-Karnataka
Chouthai	Rigvedi	Vasishtha	Ekvira devi	Miraj
Chaudhary	Rigvedi	Kashyapa	Bhavani of Tuljapur, Shri Balaji(Venkateshwara) of Tirupati
Chumbhale	Yajurvedi	Mounas	Renuka Devi
Dabade	Yajurvedi	Garg	Yogeshwari devi of Ambejogai
Dabir	Rigvedi	Shandilya	Bhavani devi of TuljapurKhandoba of Jejuri
Dabir	Yajurvedi	Vatsa	Renuka devi of Mahur Khandoba of Jejuri
Dabhikar	Rigvedi	Atri	Bhavani devi of Tuljapur
Dadegaonkar	Rigvedi	Kashyapa	Bhavani devi of Tuljapur
Dagaonkar	Rigvedi	Bharadwaj	Raj Rajeshwar of Vemulwada
Dahale	Yajurvedi	Rathitar	Renuka of Mahur, or Jagdamba of Matapur
Dahigaonkar	Yajurvedi	Vatsa	Shri Mohiniraj, Newasa. Ahmednagar	Dahigaon, Ahmednagar
Dahigaonkar	Rigvedi	Haritasa	Renuka of Mahur, District Nanded. Maharashtra	Dahigaon in district Buldhana, Maharashtra
Dandwate	Rigvedi	Vashishta	Narsinha of Nira Narsinhapur(Dist-pune)
Dande	Yajurvedi	Atri	Renuka of Mahur, District Nanded
Dande	Yajurvedi	Kaushik	Renuka of Mulawa, District Yavatmal	Washim
Dandge	Rigvedi	Muni Bhargawa	Shree Bhavani of Tuljapur, Khandoba of (Mangsuli)Maharashtra-Karnataka Border}	Barshi (Near Solapur), Maharashtra
Dange	Yajurvedi	Gargya	Shri Balaji(Venkateshwara) of Tirupati
Dahanukar	Yajurvedi	Unknown	Unknown	Dahanu
Dahasahasra	Rigvedi	Vatsa	Renukadevi of Mahur, District Nanded. Maharashtra	Nagpur
Dani	Yajurvedi/Rigvedi	Kashyapa	ShriMohiniraj of Newasa, Mhalsadevi Of Ahmednagar & Shri Venkateshwara Of Tirupati	Ahmednagar, Bagalkot, Dharwad, Karnataka, Other Border districts of Dakshin-South Maharashtra and Uttara-Northern Karnataka
Dani	Rigvedi	Vasishtha	Khandoba Of Jejuri & Bhavani Of Tuljapur	Mahur District Nanded
Dani	Rigvedi	Vishwamitra	Bhavani Of Tuljapur	Darwha, District Yavatmal
Dane	Rigvedi	Vasishtha	Khandoba Of Jejuri & Bhavani Of Tuljapur
Danke	Rigvedi	Bharadwaj	Tirupati Balaji
Darbhe	Rigvedi	Bharadwaj	Unknown
Darvekar	Yajurvedi	Unknown	Unknown
Dashputre	Rigvedi	Gautama Maharishi	Saptashrungi of Vani	Unknown
Dashputre(Suratkar)	Yajurvedi (Krishna Yajurvedi)	Gautama Maharishi	Laxminarsimh Renukadevi-Mahur & Khandoba	Puntamba, District Ahmadnagar, Maharashtra
Dastane	Yajurvedi	Udhalaka	Renukadevi-Mahur & Khandoba-Jejuri, Pune	Bhusaval
Degalurakar	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Dengale	Rigvedi	Kashyap	(Bhavani) of Tuljapur, Renukadevi-Mahur & Khandoba	Nashik
Deo	Yajurvedi	Shounak	Shri Mohiniraj, Newasa. Ahmednagar	Nashik
Deo	Rigvedi	Kaundinya	Renukadevi of Mahur	Nagpur
Deo	Rigvedi	Vasishtha	Narsihna	Unknown
Deo	Rigvedi	Kaushik	Bhavani of Tuljapur	Unknown
Deodhar	Yajurvedi-Shukla Madhyandin	Pautam	Renuka/Ekveera of Mahur, District Nanded	Saikheda, District Nasik, Maharashtra
Deolankar	Yajurvedi-Shukla Madhyandin	Kashyapa	Renuka of Mahur, District Nanded, Maharashtra	Deolana, District Aurangabad, Maharashtra
DeoLe/Devale	Yajurvedi/Rigvedi	Atri/Munibhargav	shreekrishan
Deolalikar	Rigvedi	Kaundinya	Balaji	Deolali, District Nasik, Maharashtra
Deoras	Rigvedi	Bharadwaj	Mahalakshmi of Ganoja, Bhatkuli, District Amaravati
Desai (Tenny)	Yajurvedi	Bharadwaj	SaptashringiMata of Vani
Deshmukh	Rigvedi	Kapi	Saptashrungi of Vani (Nashik)
Deshmukh	Rigvedi	Atri	Mahalakshmi Temple (Bhavani) of Tuljapur,	Vidul - Taluka Umarkhed, District Yavatmal, Maharashtra
Deshmukh	Rigvedi	Vasishtha	Mahalakshmi Temple(Ambabai) of Kolhapur, Khandoba of Pali,
Deshmukh-Wable	Yajurvedi	Unknown	Unknown	Ahmadnagar
Deshpande	Yajurvedi	Bharadwaj	Bhavani of Tuljapur, Khandoba of Pali
Deshpande	Yajurvedi	Vatsa	Renuka of Chandwad, Khandoba of Jejuri
Deshpande	Rigvedi	Vishwamitra or Bharadwaja	Venkateshwara of Tirupati	Vijayanagara, Karnataka
Deshpande	Rigvedi	Kashyap	Banashankari of Badami	Vijayanagara, Karnataka
Deshpande	Rigvedi	Kashyap	Bhavani of Tuljapur, Khandoba of Jejuri
Deshpande	Rigvedi	Vasishtha	RenukaMata of Mahur
Deshpande	Rigvedi	Shainyagargya	RenukaMata of Mahur
Deshpande	Rigvedi	muni bhargav	mahadev of Kondeshwar
Dhanwantari	Rigvedi	Kashyap	Bhavani of Tuljapur, Balaji of Tirupati
Dhepe	Yajurvedi	Bharadwaj	Renuka Mata of Jevur(Dist.Ahmadnagar	Sonai Ahmadnagar Dist.
Dhavse	Yajurvedi	Shandilya	Renuka Mata of Mahur	Nashirabad, District Jalgaon, Maharashtra
Dharane	Yajurvedi	Gautama Maharishi	Bhavani ofTuljapur
Dharmadhikari	rigvedi	jamadagni	Mahalakshmi (Ambabai) of Kolhapur	Kolhapur, Maharashtra
Dharwadkar	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Dhavalikar	Rigvedi	Bharadwaj	Banashankari devi of Badami, Karnataka, LaxmiNarasinha	Dhavali, Near Karad, Satara District
Dhavalikar	Rigvedi	Unknown	Unknown	Dhavali, Near Sawantwadi, Ratnagiri Dist
Dhawlikar	Rigvedi	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Dhaygude	rigvedi	Bharadwaj	Bhavani of Tuljapur	Unknown
Dhobley	Rigvedi	Vashishta	Tuljapur Bhawani	Ramtek Nagpur
Dhodapkar	Unknown	Jamadagni	Saptashrungi of Vani (Nashik)	Unknown
Dhotre	Yajurvedi	Unknon	unknown	Unknown
Dhongde	Yajurvedi	Atri, Chandratre	Renuka devi of Mahur Khandoba of Jejuri	Ahmadnagar, Pune
Dhondse	Rigvedi	Kanva	Tulja Bhavani	Unknown
Dhulekar	Rigvedi	ShriVatsa	Unknown
Digde	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Dingre	Rigvedi	Vasishtha	Sri Narsimha Swamy of Narsingpur, Maharashtra
Diwan	Rigvedi	Shrivatsa	Yellamma of Soundatti, dharwad & Vitthala of Pandharpur
Diwakar	Yejurvedi	Gautama Maharishi	Tulja BhavaniTuljapur	Chimangaon, satara
Diwanji	Rigvedi	Gautama Maharishi	Mahalakshmi Temple (Amba-bai) of Kolhapur , Gokul Basveshwar	Unknown
Dixit	Yajurvedi	Krushnatreya	Unknown	Unknown
Dixit	Yajurvedi	Vasishtha	Matambadevi of Trimbakeshwar	Unknown
Dixit	Rigvedi	Kashyapa	Bhavani of Tuljapur and Jyotiba of Kolhapur	Battis Shirala
Dolas	Yajurvedi	Kashyapa	Khandoba of Jejuri	Belgaum
Dole	Rigvedi	Bhargav	Mahalakshmi Temple (Amba-bai) of Kolhapur and Jyotiba of Kolhapur	Unknown
Dravid	Rigvedi	Bharadvaja	Margasaheshvara near Vellore, Tamilnadu, Ambabai of Kolhapur
Dudhmande	Rigvedi	Haritas	Shri Renuka Devi Mahur	Unknown
Dushi	Yajurvedi	Bhardwaj	Shri Khandoba Of Jejuri, Renuka devi of Mahur	Kharda
Edki	Rigvedi	unknown	unknown	unknown
Ekbote	Rigvedi	Vasishtha	Balaji
Erande	Rigvedi	Atri	Bhavani Of Tuljapur
Gaat	Yajurvedi	Chandratreya or Chandratre	Ashwattha Narayan Of Nimgaon	Nimgaon, Yewle, Shreerampur Ahmednagar district
Gabale	Yajurvedi	Bharadwaj	Renuka Of Mahur
Gadakari	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Gade	Rigvedi	Vatsa	Balaji, Renuka Devi (Mahur)	Nagpur, Vidarbha (vedshi)
Galgali	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Gandhe	Rigvedi	Bhardwaj	Morgaon Ganpati Mayureshwar, Yamai Devi Rashin, District Ahamadnagar, Jejuri Cha Khandoba
Ganorkar	Yajurvedi	Kaundinya	Mahalakshmi Ganoja Devi, Bhatkuli, (Amravati)
Gangathade	Yajurvedi	Bharadwaj	Renuka mata, Mahur	Gangapur
Gaopande	Rigvedi	Bharadwaj	Renuka mata, Mahur	Akola Maharashtra
Garge	Yajurvedi	Gargeya	Renuka of Mahur, District Nanded. Maharashtra
Garkhedkar	Rigvedi	Vishwamitra	Saptashrungi of Vani Jejuri Cha Khandoba	A.P. Garkheda Tal. Jamner, Dist. Jalgaon
Garud	Yajurvedi	Kaundinya	Renuka of Mahur, District Nanded. Maharashtra
Garware	Yajurvedi	Gautama Maharishi	Balaji of Tirupati
Gaydhani	Yajurvedi	Sankrut	Khandoba and Mahishasur at Newasa
Ghatpande	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Ghayal	Rigvedi	Bharadwaj	Khandoba of Jejuri, Bhavanimata of Tuljapur
Gawfale	Yajurvedi	Bharadwaj	Sri Balaji of Vashim, Maharashtra
Ghan	Rigvedi	Unknown	Sri Renuka mata of Mahur, District Nanded
Ghirnikar	Rigvedi	Bharadwaj	Sri Venkateshwara Swamy of Tirupati
Gholap	Yajurvedi	Kaundinya	Sri Renuka mata of Mahur, District Nanded
Ghodke	Yajurvedi	Shandilya	Khandoba of Jejuri, Mahalakshmi of Kolhapur
Ghotkar	Rigvedi	Kashyapa	Shree Renuka of Mahur, District Nanded
Ghungarde	Yajurvedi	Gargya	Shree Renuka of Mahur, District Nanded	Kharola , Taluka Renapur, Dist Latur
Ghushe	Yajurvedi	Kaundinya		Hinganghat, Dist Wardha
Girgaonkar	Rigvedi	Bharadwaj	Shree Renuka of Mahur, District Nanded
Gohad	Rigvedi	Atri	Bhavani of Tuljapur, Khandoba of Jejuri	Unknown
Gorhe	Rigvedi		Shree Renuka
Gorwadkar	Yajurvedi	Kaushik	Shree Renuka Mata Of Mahur & Dhondalgaon, Tal. Vaijapur	Ranjangaon, Tal Chalisgaon, Dist. Jalgaon
Gosavi	Yajurvedi	Vasishtha	Shree Khandoba, Bala Tulaja Bhavani, Tlq Phaltan, Satara	Unknown
Gosavi	Rigvedi	Vasishtha	Unknown
Gramjoshi	Yajurvedi	Bhargava	Shri Saptashrungi Niwasini of Vani	Nagpur since 12TH century
Gumaste	Rigvedi	Vasishtha	Shree Malhari-Mhalsakant of Mangasoli, nr. Miraj, Ekvira of Kolhapur
Gunthe	Rigvedi	Vatsa	Aai Bhavani of Tuljapur, Dist. Osmanabad, Khandoba of Jejuri	Probably Sutala (near Khamgaon), District: Buldhana, otherwise unknown
Hamine	Rigvedi	Kashyapa	Manur Devi of Near Mazalgaon, District Beed. Maharashtra
Hatekar(Joshi)	Yajurvedi	Gargeya	Mahur Renuka Mata	Nagpur, Amravati, Akola, Buldhana, Manmad
Hardas	Yajurvedi	Atri	Unknown	Nagpur
Haridas	Yajurvedi	Shandilya	Tuljapur Bhavani mata |Pandharpur
Hatvalne	Rigvedi	Shandilya	Jejuri khandoba
Hedgewar	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Hinge	Yajurvedi	Bharadwaj	Mohiniraj near Newasa
Hingane	Rigvedi	Atri	Mahalaxmi of Kolhapur	Haveli near Pune
Hirwe	Rigvedi	Unknown	Unknown
Inamdar	Rigvedi	Vishwamitra	Mahalaxmi of Kolhapur
Inamdar	Yajurvedi	Kashyap, Vashistha	Khandoba, Jyotiba of Pal - Satara, Kolahapur	Unknown
Ingale	Unknown	GARG	NEERA NARSHIMAPUR
Indurkar	Rigvedi	Gautama Maharishi	Mahalakshmi Temple
Itkikar	Rigvedi	Kashyap	Shree Renuka (Shree Kshetra Mahur)Dist-Nanded	Itki Villge near Daryapur, Dist-Amravati
Jatkar	Unknown	Vishwamitra	Shree Bhavani Mata of Tuljapur
Jere	Rigvedi	Bharadwaj	Unknown
Jambekar	Rigvedi	kaushik	Bhavani of Tuljapur. Khandoba of Jejuri Mahalsa Narayani of Mardol, Goa
Jamkhedkar	Rigvedi	Bhargava	Mahalaxmi of Kolhapur, Ganpati, Khandoba of Jejuri	Jamkhed, district of Ahmednagar
Janorkar	Yajurvedi	Kaushik, Vatsa	Renuka Mata of Mahur.	Janori, Tal: Dandori, Dist: Nashik
Jape	Yajurvedi	Vatsya	Balaji of Tirupati	Bhokhardhan, Aurangabad
Javalgekar	Rigvedi	Vasishtha	Devi Tulja Bhavani, Tuljapur, Maharashtra	Javalgi, District Solapur, Maharashtra.
Javle (जावळे)	Yajurvedi	Bharadwaj	Ekveera Devi of Lonavala	Javli, District Satara, Mahabaleshwar, Maharashtra.
Jinasiwale	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Joshi	Yajurvedi	Kashyap	Saptashrungi Devi of Vani, Nashik.	Unknown
Joshi	Yajurvedi	Vatsa	shriMohiniraj of Newasa	Unknown
Joshi	Yajurvedi	Bhargav	ShriMohiniraj of Newasa
Joshi	Yajurvedi	vashishtha	shriBhavani of Tuljapur
Joshi	Unknown	Unknown	Shree Yamai Devi of Aundh
Joshi	Yajurvedi	Bharadwaj	Patna devi Chalisgaon, Jalegaon and Khandoba Jejuri, Pune
Joshi	Yajurvedi	Gautama Maharishi	Shri Ekaveera Devi of Lonavala	Vasai, Maharashtra
Joshi	Rigvedi	Kashyapa	Yogeshwari devi of Ambejogai, Shree Manudevi Satpuda, dist.Chopda Jalgaon	Dondaiche dist.Dhule
Joshi	Rigvedi	Aatri	Unknown	Unknown
Joshi	Rigvedi	Jamadagni	Shree Renuka of Mahur, District Nanded
Joshi	Rigvedi	Bharadwaj	shriBhavani of Tuljapur, Khandoba Jejuri, Pune
Joshi	Rigvedi	Vishwamitra	Shree Yamai Devi - Aundh, Satara and Shri Jyotiba - Kolhapur.	Yelavi, Dist. Sangli
Junnarkar	Yajurvedi	Vatsa	Venkateshwara of Tirupati
Jugoolkar	Rigvedi	Shandilya	Laxmi-Narsihma of Neera-Narsihnapur
Kalamkar	Rigvedi	Atri	Shri Mahalakshmi of Kolhapur, Maharashtra Shri Khandoba of Jejuri, Maharashtra	Kalamb of Pune, Maharashtra
Kadegaonkar	Rigvedi	Vasistha	Bansahankari of Badami, Karnataka
Kadhi	Rigvedi	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Kagde	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Kale	Yajurvedi	Parashar	Saptashrungi of Vani , Keshav Govind
Kale	Rigvedi	Parashar	Saptashrungi of Vani , Keshav Govind
Kale	Rigvedi	Gautama Maharishi	Shri Khandoba of Jejuri, Shri Mahalaxmi of Kolhapur and Shri Bhavani of Tuljapur, Maharashtra
Kalwint	Rigvedi	gargya	panchling
Kajale	Yajurvedi	Maunas	Renukadevi of Mahur, District Nanded Maharashtra	Pravara-Sangam, Padhegaon, Shrirampur
Kakade	Rigvedi	Atri	Nrisimha of Neera Narsimhapur	Neera Narsimhapur, Dist. Pune
Kamble	Rigvedi	Vasishtha	Khandoba of Korthan	Sangamner
Kanade	Rigvedi	Gautama Maharishi	Shri Bhavani of Tuljapur, Maharashtra
Kand	Yajurvedi	Jatukarna	Balkrishna & Kandai Devi of Otur district Ahmadnagar
Kandharkar	Rigvedi	Haritasya	Sri Venkateshwara Swamy of Tirupati
Kandlikar	Rigvedi	Bharadwaj	Sri Venkateshwara Swamy of Tirupati
Kanhegaonkar	Rigvedi	Vasishtha	Sri Venkateshwara Swamy of Tirupati
Kanthe	Yajurvedi	Kashyap	Sri Renuka of Mahur
Kapre	Rigvedi	Vasishtha	Sri Wagheshwari of Satara
Karanjikar	Rigvedi	Jamadagnivatsa	Sri Amba of Saptashrungi OR Saptashrungi Nivasini and Khandoba of Jejuri	Karanji - Nashik district
Karhade	Unknown	Vasishtha	Unknown
Karpate	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Kasarekar	Unknown	Bharadwaj	Saptashrungi of Vani Nashik)
Kashikar	Yajurvedi	Kaushika	Harihareshwara of Harihar
Kasture	Yajurvedi	Unknown	Renuka of Mahur
Kaujalgikar	Unknown	Vashishtha	Khandoba of Jejuri
Kavathekar	Rigvedi	Gautama Maharishi	Bhavanimata of Tuljapur	Unknown
Kavimandan	Rigvedi	Kaundinya	Bhavanimata of Tuljapur	Unknown
Kavishwar	Rigvedi	Vishwamitra	Renuka devi of Mahur, district Nanded	Unknown
Kaviskar	Unknown	Unknown	Kedarnath dev of Khed, district Ratnagiri	Unknown
Kavle (कावळे)	Rigvedi	Bharadwaj	Yamai Devi of Rashin-Ahmednagar District, Khandoba of Jejuri	Nashik District
Kekatpure	Yajurvedi	Vashishtha	Shri Ram Mandir, Pandhurna, Chhindwara District, Madhya Pradesh & Ganoja Devi in Amravati District of Maharashtra	Kekatpur in Amravati District of Maharashtra which is 6 km from Amravati
Kenge	Yajurvedi	Kaushik	Renuka Chandwad, Dist Nashik, Khanderao Jejuri Pune
Kerhalkar	Rigvedi	Kashyap	Renuka Mata	Jalgaon Jamod (Now in Akola)
Keskar	Rigvedi	Vishwamitra	Shree Yamai Devi of Aundh, Shree Siddhanath of Mhaswad, Satara
Kevale	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Khaladkar	Rigvedi	Vishwamitra	Jejuri Khandoba & Tuljapur Bhavani	13.5 Villages Near Saswad, Pune
Khankhoje	Rigvedi	vashistha	Renuka of Mahur
Khair	Unknown	Unknown	Shree Siddhanath of Mhaswad, Satara	Unknown
Kapde	Yajurvedi	Shandilya	Saptashrungi, Vani	Unknown
Khati	Yajurvedi	Vatsa	Balaji, Tirupati	Varora
Khapre	Rigvedi	VishnuVridhha	Balaji, Tirupati	Wardha
Khedkar	Rigvedi	Shandilya	Sri Narasimha Swamy	Unknown
Kemkar	Rigvedi	Vasishtha	RenukaMahur and Narsimha	Kem near Kolhapur
Khinikar	Rigvedi	Renuka of Mahur, District Nanded. Maharashtra	Kashap	Unknown
Khire	Rigvedi	Vashishtha	Shri Malhari Martand(Khandoba), Revdi, Satara.	Revdi, Satara
Khodade	Rigvedi	Renuka of Mahur, District Nanded. Maharashtra	Kashap	Unknown
Khole	Unknown	Unknown
Khond	Yajurvedi	Kashyapa	Balaji of Tirupati
Kholkute	Rigvedi	Vasishtha	Shree Renuka of Mahur, District Nanded
Khiste	Yajurvedi	Rohinya	Balaji of Tirupati, Renuka of Chandwad, Nasik
Khisti	Yajurvedi	Kashyapa	Balaji of Tirupati, Bhavani of Tuljapur
Kinhikar	Rigvedi	Shandilya	Renuka Devi, Mahur, Dist. Nanded
Kinhekar	Rigvedi	Kashyapa	Shri Ram of Ayodhya
Kittur	Rigvedi	Vasishtha	Renuka Devi of Saundatti , Dist.Belgaum
Koranne	Rigvedi	Harith/Vasishtha	Mahalaxmi /Ambabai Kolhapur/Shree Malhari Mhalsakant Khandoba
Koralkar	Yajurvedi, Shuklapakshi	upamanyu	Khandobaraya, Jejuri/ Tulja Bhavani, Tuljapur / MahalaxmiKolhapur
Kothalkar	Yajurvedi	Vatsa	Shri Mohaniraj Maharaj / Nevase, near Ahmednagar
Kotwal	Rigvedi	Vasishtha	Shree Malhari Mhalsakant/Khandoba, Nimgaon Dawadi near Pune
Kshirsagar	Rigvedi	Vasishtha	Shree Narsimha/Narasimha Laxmi, Neera Narsinghpur, district Pune
Kshirsagar	Unknown	Vasishtha	Bhavani of Tuljapur	Unknown
Kshirsagar	Rigvedi	Bharadwaj	Bhavani of Tuljapur	Unknown
Kuber	Rigvedi	Vashistha	Shakmbhari, Balaji, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh
Kudrimoti	Yajurvedi	Bharadwaj	Venkateshwara, Balaji, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh
Kulkarni	Rigvedi	Vashishtha	Bhavanidevi of Tuljapur	Presently Madamageri, Shivapur, Yarazarvi, Bailahongal (Dt: Belgaum, Karnataka state)
Kulkarni	Rigvedi	Bharadwaj	Renukadevi of Mahur (Mahur Ambabai), District Nanded. Maharashtra	Presently Harugeri (Dt: Belgaum, Karnataka state)
Kulkarni	Rigvedi	Agasthi	Bhavanidevi of Tuljapur, Khandoba(Malhari Martand) of Jejuri	Ashti, Bid, Maharashtra
Kulkarni	Yajurvedi	Kaushik	Yamaidevi of Aundh, Khandoba(Malhari Martand) of Jejuri	Tasgaon, Sangli, Maharashtra
Kulkarni	Rigvedi	Vasishta	Lakshmi OF Havalgi and Tirupati Venkateshwara	Kakkameli, Sindagi, Vijapur, Karnataka
Kulkarni	Rigvedi	Kashyap	Renuka of Chandwad, Nashik District and Khandoba of Jejuri Pune district in Maharashtra	Nashik, Maharashtra
Kulkarni	Yajurvedi	Bharadwaj	Ekveera
Kulkarni	Rigvedi	Haritasa	SaundattiYellamma devi of Saundatti, Venkateshwara of Tirupati	Belgaum, Shahpur
Kulkarni	Yajurvedi	Bharadwaj	[Renuka.]Chandwad Dist. Nashik, Khaderao Jejuri Pune
Kulkarni	Rigvedi	Vasishta	Shakhambari of Karnataka
Kulkarni	Rigvedi	Bharadwaj	Laxmi-Narasimha of Islampur, Bhavani Devi of Tuljapur
Kulkarni	Rigvedi	Mudgal	Bhavani Mata of Tuljapur, Khandoba of Anadur Near Naldurg	Tuljapur, Osmanabad
Kulkarni	Rigvedi	Shandilya	Bhavani Mata of Tuljapur, Trimbakeshwar of Nasik (10th Jyotirlingam)	Talegaon Dhamdhere, Pune
Kulkarni	Rigvedi	Vishwamitra	Dongarai of Kadegaon	Unknown
Kulkarni	Unknown	Parashar	Unknown	Unknown
Kulkarni	Rigvedi	Bharadwaj	Bhavani Devi of Tuljapur	Unknown
Kulkarni	Yajurvedi	Kashyap	Yogeshwari Devi of Ambejogai
Kulkarni	Rigvedi	Atri	Durga/Amba/Harinai of Bhushangad
Kulkarni	Rigvedi	Gautama Maharishi	[Shakambhari Devi of badami]	[Unknown]
Kulkarni	Rigvedi	Kashyap	Yamai of Aundh
Kulkarni	Rigvedi	Kashyap	Renuka of Mahur, District Nanded. Maharashtra
Kulkarni	Rigvedi	Jamadagni	Renuka of Mahur, District Nanded. Maharashtra
Kulkarni	Yajurvedi	Vasishta	Saptashrungi of Vani
Kulkarni	Rigvedi	Mudgalya	Renuka (Yellamma) of Saudatti, Karnataka
Kulkarni	Yajurvedi	Gargya	Bhavani of Tuljapur
Kulkarni	Rigvedi	Unknown	Saptashrungi of Vani
Kulkarni	Yajurvedi	Gautama Maharishi	TuljapurBhavani & Khandoba	Unknown
Kulkarni	Rigvedi	Bhardwaj	Tuljapur Bhavani & Khandoba	Unknown
Kulkarni	Yajurvedi	Kaudinya	Renuka of Chandwad, District Nashik. Maharashtra	Manegaon, Dist. Aurangabad, Maharashtra
Kumbhojkar	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Kurhekar	Rigvedi	Bhardwaj	Unknown	Unknown
Laddu	Unknown	Vasishta	Renukadevi	Paithan
Lahankar	Rigvedi	Bharadwaj	Narasimha, District Parbhani
Lakras	Rigvedi	Kashyap	Bhavani of Tuljapur	Unknown
Lasane	Yajurvedi	Bharadwaj	Bhavani of Tuljapur
Laulkar	Yajurvedi	Bharadwaj	Mahalaxmi and Jyotiba of Kolhapur	Laul, Pandharpur, Sangola, of Solapur District of Maharashtra.
Likhite	Unknown	Unknown		unknown
Lokapur	Rigvedi Vaishnav	unknown	unknown
Lomate	Yajurvedi	Bharadwaj	Bhavani of Tuljapur, kHANDOBA OF Jejuri	unknown
Lotangane	Yajurvedi	Parashar	Laxmi-Venkatesh of Tirupati, Tirumala and Kolhapur	unknown
Luley	unknown	kaushik	Renuka devi of Mahur
Madhavi	Yajurvedi	Bharadwaj	Renuka devi of Mahur, Khandoba of Jejuri
Mahajan	Rigvedi	Bharadwaj	Shakhambari Devii, Vijapur	Solapur
Mahajan	Yajurvedi shukla madhayandin	Unknown	Renuka Mata, Mahur
Mahashabde	Rigvedi	Shandilya	Renuka devi of Mahur
Mahulikar	Yajurvedi	Shandilya	Narsimha
Mallikar	Rigvedi	Kashyap	Chandralaparmeshwari Sannati	Malli Dharwad
Malode	Yajurvedi	Kashyap	Bhavani of Tuljapur , Shri Vitthal Pandharpur
Manbhekar	Rigvedi	Kaundanya	Mahalakshmi of Ganoja (Amravati)
Mandake	Rigvedi	Unknown	Unknown
Mandlik	Yajurvedi	Shrivatsa	Renuka mata of Ranisavargoan
Mandviker	Yajurvedi	Lohit	Renuka devi of Mahur
Mangalvedhekar	Rigvedi	Vishwamitra	Bhavani of Tuljapur , Venkatesh of Tirupati	Mangalwedha, Solapur, Maharashtra
Manjure/Manjire	Rigvedi	Kaushik	Renuka of Mahur, Khandoba of Jejuri	Junnar
Mashalkar	Rigvedi	Gautama Maharishi	Bhavani of Tuljapur	Unknown
Matekar	Rigvedi	Gargeya	Renuka of Mahur, District Nanded. Maharashtra	Unknown
Maybhate	Rigvedi	Atri	Narsimha Temple(Narsimha) of Neera - Narsimhapur
Mayee	Rigvedi	Muni Bhargav	Mahadev of Trimbakeshwar
Medhi	Yajurvedi	Bharadwaj	ShriGanesh	Talegaon Dabhade
Melgiri	Rigvedi	Unknown	Sri Venkateshwara Swamy of Tirupati
Mhalagi	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Modgi	Yajurvedi	Unknown	Wakadmani of Chaul
Moghe	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Mogre	Yajurvedi	Vashisth	Mahalakshmi Temple (Amba-bai) of Kolhapur
Moharir	Rigvedi	Jamadagni	Saptashrungi of Vani
Moholkar	Rigvedi	Putimashtandi	Bhavani of Tuljapur, Venkateshwara of Tirupati
Mokashi	Yajurvedi	Dharanya	Saptashrungi mata of Vani (Nashik)
Mokashi	Rigvedi	Bharadwaj	Bhavani of Tuljapur, Venkateshwara of Tirupati
Morankar	Yajurvedi	Kashyapa	Mahalaxmi Kolhapur
Moro	Rigvedi	Gautama Maharishi	Shree Chamundeshwari of Mysore	Bangalore, Mysore
Mulay	Yajurvedi	Kashyapa	Narsimha
Mulay	Yajurvedi	Vatsa	Renuka of Mahur, District Nanded. Maharashtra, Khandoba of Jejuri
Muley	Yajurvedi	Kaushik	Shree Bhavani of Tuljapur
Munje	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Mushrif	Rigvedi	Shandilya	Bhavani of Tuljapur, Khanderao Jejuri Pune	Unknown
Musalgaonkar (Vaidya)	Yajurvedi	Kaundinya	Mahalaxmi of Kolhapur	Musalgaon ( District Nashik )
Murhekar	Rigvedi	Vishwamitra	Shri Ekvira Devi Of Murha(Bk), Taluka: Anjangaon, District:Amravati
Mujumdar	Rigvedi	Vishwamitra	Saptashrungi mata of Vani (Nashik), Khandoba of Jejuri
Mujumdar	Rigvedi	Vasishtha	Ekvira devi	Miraj
Mujumdar	Rigvedi	Bharadwaj	Bhawani of Tuljapur(Tuljapur), Khandoba of Jejuri
Mungale	Yajurvedi	Kutsa	Bhawani of Tuljapur(Tuljapur), Khandoba of Jejuri
Mungee	Yajurvedi	Parashar	Renuka mata of Salwan Shrigonda
Murar	Yajurvedi	Lohitaksha	Khandoba	near Bidar, Karnataka
Nadagouda	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Nadgir	Yajurvedi	Kashyapa	Narsimha
Nadgir	Rigvedi	Gautama Maharishi	Mahamaya Devi Kuknoor Karnatka
Nadpurohit	Rigvedi	Kashyap	Laxmi Narasimha, Shurpali, Karnataka	Terdal, Karnataka
Naik	Yajurvedi	Parashar	TuljapurBhavani	Unknown
Naik	Yajurvedi	Gautama Maharishi	Renuka Devi of Mahur, Khandoba of Jejuri	Mangalur, Nagpur
Nanajkar	Rigvedi	Vishwamitra	Mahalaxmi Ambabai of Kolhapur	Nanaj of Maharashtra
Nanilam	Rigvedi Madhwa	Harithasa	Shree Venkateswara Swamy of Tirupati	Nanilam, Tamil Nadu
Nandedkar	Rigvedi	Vasishtha	Ambabai of Icchapur Madhya Pradesh, Balaji of Tirupati
Nandedkar	Rigvedi	Jamadagni Vatsa	Balaji of Tirupati & Malhari Martanda of Jejuri	Originally from South, But known records from Nanded in Jalgaon District-Khandesh
Nanoti	Yajurvedi	Parashar	Bhavani of Tuljapur Near Solapur, Maharashtra	Vidharbh(Akola)
Navalgund	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Nimbargi	Yajurvedi	Shrivatsa	Tuljapur Bhavani Near Solapur, Maharashtra	DevarNimbargi - Holy place of Rambhau Ranade Maharaj's teacher - Nimbargi Maharaj.
Nimbhorkar	Rigvedi	Kaundinya	Khandoba (Jejuri), Girija Mata (Mhaismal, Aurangabad)	Nimbhora, Debhegaon Near Verul(Famous for Ellora caves), Aurangabad.
Nisal	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Nivargi	Rigvedi	Vasishtha	Tuljapur Bhavani	Nivargi of Indi Near Solapur, Karnataka
Padalkar	Rigvedi	Gargya	Narasimha of Nira-Narasimhapur Solapur Maharashtra
Pade	yajurvedi	vatsa	Renuka Devi of Mahur, Jejuri Khandoba	Unknown
Pagadi	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Pagedar	Rigvedi	Vasishtha	Khandoba{Jejuri}	Baroda
Pagnis	Rigvedi	Vasishtha	Ambabai of Kolhapur, Lord Balaji of Tirupati	Indore, Dewas, Madhya Pradesh
Paithankar	Rigvedi	Vishwamitra	Renuka Devi of Mahur	Paithan
Paithankar-Joshi	Rigvedi	Vishwamitra	Renuka Devi of Mahur	Paithan
Palkhe	Yajurvedi	Kashyap	Renuka of Mahur, District Nanded. Maharashtra	Jalgaon, Maharashtra
Panat	Yajurvedi	Bhardwaj	Jogeshwari of Sillod	Parola, Taluka Amalner, District Jalgaon, Maharashtra
Pande	Rigvedi	Bhardwaj, [Jamadagni	Tirupati BalajiRenukaDevi of Mahur, District Akola. Maharashtra
Panchakshari	Yajurvedi	Kashyap	Renuka Devi Mahur	Nashik
Pande	Rigvedi	Unknown	Renuka Devi Mahur	Aurangabad
Panchpor	Rigvedi	Vishwamitra	Padmavati, Mahalsakant of Pali	Venegaon Dist.Satara, Maharashtra
Panse	Rigvedi	Mudgal	Bhavanimata of Tuljapur, Khandoba of Jejuri	Sonori, Pasarni, Pangaon, Vathar
Pandit	Yajurvedi	Bhargav	Saptashrungi of Vani /Chandika Chamundi of Mysore
Pande	Rigvedi	Jamadagni	Renukamata of Mahur, District Nanded. Maharashtra
Pandharkar	Rigvedi	Dhananjay	Renukamata of Mahur	Deulghat, Dist. Buldhana
Pandharkar	Rigvedi	Gargya	Renukamata of Mahur	Dharangaon, Dist. Jalgaon
Pandharkar	Yajurvedi	Vatsa	Ambamata of Malkhed	Trimurtinagar, Nagpur
Pangarkar	Rigvedi	Haritas	Shree Balaji of Tirupati, Aai Bhavani of Tuljapur
Pangaonkar	Rigvedi	Bharadwaj	Tulja-Bhavani of Tuljapur. Khanderao of Bale, Sholapur.
Pant	Unknown	Unknown	Shree Yamai Devi of Aundh
Parasnis	Rigvedi	Kaushik	Bhavani of Tuljapur
Paralkar	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Parakhi	Rigvedi	Bharadwaj	venkateshwara of tirupathi
Parandekar	Rigvedi	Bhardwaj	Tulaja Bhavani, Tuljapur. Nrusinh, Sangawade
Parkhe	Rigvedi	Vasishta	Saptashrungi of Vani , Khandoba - Jejuri, Tulja Bhavani
Parkhi	Rigvedi	Vasishta	Khandoba of Jejuri, Bhavani of Tuljapur
Parnaik	Yajurvedi	Vatsa	Renuka of Mahur, District Nanded. Maharashtra
Paropkari	Yajurvedi	Bhargav	Saptashrungi of Vani /Chandika Chamundi of Mysore
Pasarkar	YajurvediMadhyandin	Gautama Maharishi	Shri.Renukadevi of Mahur, District Nanded
Pathak	Yajurvedi/Rigvedi	Kashyapa	Mhalsadevi Of Ahmednagar & Venkatesh Of Tirupati & Yamai Devi of Aundh, District Satara, Khandoba Of Jejuri & Kapadnyachi Devi Pachora	Interior as well as border districts of Maharashtra (Kadus, Pune) and northern Karnataka
Pathak	Yajurvedi	Bhardwaj	Vyankatesh	Miraj, Sangli, Pune
Pathak	Yajurvedi	Vatsa	Renuka of Mahur, District Nanded. Maharashtra
Patil	Rigvedi	Bharadwaj	Tuljabhavani of Tuljapur, Maharashtra.	Nanded
Patil	Rigvedi	Bharadwaj	Renuka of Mahur, District Nanded. Maharashtra
Patil	Rigvedi	Kaundinya	Mahalakshmi of Kolhapur, Maharashtra.	Warud of Amravati District, Paithan of Aurangabad District
Patharkar	Yajurvedi	Kaundinya	Renuka of Mahur, District Nanded. Maharashtra	Chopda, Jalgaon District
Patki	Rigvedi	Kashyapa	Narsimha of Wadi
Patki	Rigvedi	Bharadwaj	Bhavani of Tuljapur, Rajrajeshwar of Vemulwada, A.P.
Patki	Rigvedi	Atri	LaxmiNarsimh, Tuljabhavani, Shakambhari, Khandoba
Patodekar	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Pattarkine	Rigvedi	Shandilya	Venkateshwara of Tirupati
Pattekar	Rigvedi	Vashishta	PatteDevi of Patte
Pattankar	Rigvedi	Haritasya	Khandoba of Jejuri
Pedgaonkar	Yajurvedi	Kaudanya	Kandoba(Malhari-MhalsaKant) Jejuri
Peshwe	Rigvedi	Bharadwaj	Khandoba of Jejuri
Petare	Rigvedi	Kaushik	Khandoba of Jejuri and Devi Renuka of Mahur	Burhanpur
Petkar	Rigvedi	Bharadwaj	Venkateshwara of Tirupati Ambabai of Kolhapur or Bhavani of Tuljapur
Phadnavis	Rigvedi	Bharadwaj	Balaji of Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh
Phadnis	Yajurvedi	Vatsa
Pimplikar	Rigvedi	Bharadwaj	Renuka of Mahur, District Nanded. Maharashtra	Pimpli
Pimple	Yajurvedi	krishnatray	Renuka of Mahur, District Nanded. Maharashtra
Pimpalgaonkar[Kulkarni]	Rigvedi	kashyap	Narsinha-Nira narsingpur, Devi-Tuljapur, khandoba-Malegaon.	[pimpalgaon-Tonga]-now pashim lohta, tq.kallam, dist.osmanabad.
Pingale, Pingle	Rigvedi	Koushik, Kashyap	Khandoba of Jejuri, Saptashrungi Niwasini of Vani (Nashik), Mahalaxmi of Kolhapur Maharashtra
Pohnerkar	Yajurvedi	Maunas	Bhavani of Tuljapur	Pohner on Godavari River in Beed District, Maharashtra
Pol	Rigvedi	Kashyapa	Bhavani of Tuljapur	Unknown
Potdar	Rigvedi	Kaundinya	Bhavani of Tuljapur	Unknown
Potdar	Rigvedi	Haritasya	Bhavani of Tuljapur	Unknown
Potnis	Rigvedi	Kashyapa	Renuka of Mahur, District Nanded, Maharashtra	Unknown
Prabhune	Rigvedi	Gargya	Unknown	Unknown
Pramanik	Rigvedi	Vasistha	Unknown	Unknown
Prasad	Rigvedi	Jamadagni	Unknown	Unknown
Prasade	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Pratham	Rigvedi	Kshalaksha	Bhagwati of Chaul, Alibag, District Raigad, Maharashtra	Unknown
Pujar	Rigvedi	Gautama Maharishi	Malhari Martanda
Pujari	Rigvedi	Bharadwaj	Ekvira (Ekvira devi) of Kolhapur	Unknown
Pund	Rigvedi	Kashyap	Venkateshwara of Tirupati, Bhavani of Tuljapur	Tisgaon Near Ahmednagar, Pune
Punde	Rigvedi	Jamadagni	Bhavani of Tuljapur, Shri Sidhivinayak of Sidhhatek, Karjat, District Ahmadnagar	Rashin, Bhamurde
Punde	Rigvedi	Vishwamitra	Bhavani of Tuljapur
Punith	Rigvedi	Bhargava,Kashyap	Shri Sidhivinayak, Balaji of tirupati	Panchgani, District mahabaleshwar ,Maharashtra
Puntamkar	Rigvedi	Bhardwaj	Shree Bhavani of Tuljapur Solapur	Puntamba, District Ahmadnagar, Maharashtra
Puntambekar	Rigvedi	Vasishta	Shree Yamai Devi of Aundh, District Satara	Puntamba, District Ahmadnagar, Maharashtra
Purandare	Rigvedi	Bharadwaj	Mahalakshmi (Amba-bai) of Kolhapur, Khandoba	Unknown
Puranik	Rigvedi	Shrivatsa	Chandrala Parmeshwari of Sannati, District Gulbarga	Unknown
Purkar	Yajurvedi	Katyayan	Saptashrungi of Vani
Purohit/Vadhyayar/Vadhyar	Yajurvedi	Bhargav	Saptashrungi of Vani /Chandika Chamundi of Mysore
Rajadnya	Rigvedi	Bharadwaj	Jyotiba, Ekveera Devi, Kolhapur, Maharashtra	Kolhapur
Rajankar	Yajurvedi	Kashyap	Shri Balaji Of Tirupati, Rudrayani devi of Rajankhed Akola	Washim
Rajurkar	Yajurvedi	Bandhul	Balaji	Washim
Railkar	Rigvedi	Mudgal	Ambabai	Chowl, near Alibaug
Rajpathak	Yajurvedi	Katyayan	Renuka Devi, Mahur, Nanded, Maharashtra
Rajguru	Yajurvedi	Unknown	Unknown
Rajopadhyay	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Rakshe	Yajurvedi	Gautama Maharishi	Renuka of Mahur, District Nanded. Maharashtra	Unknown
Rao	Rigvedi	Athreyasya	Kamakshi, Mahalakshmi	Unknown
Rasal	Yajurvedi	Gautama Maharishi	Renuka of Mahur, District Nanded. Maharashtra	Unknown
Ratanjankar	Kulakarni	Bharatvaaj	Tulja Bhavani of Ratanjan Village, DistrictBarshi, Solapur]. Maharashtra
Ratnaparkhi	Rigvedi	Agasti, Gargeya	Renuka of Mahur, District Nanded. Maharashtra
Ravetkar	Rigvedi	Viswamitra	Saptashrungi of Vani Ravet
Rayrikar	Rigvedi	Atri	Khandoba of Jejuri, Mahalakshmi Temple (Ambabai) of Kolhapur
Rekhi	Yajurvedi	Vatsa	Renuka of Mahur, District Nanded. Maharashtra
Relkar	Yajurvedi	Kashyapa	Renuka of Mahur, District Nanded. Maharashtra	Rel/Kutasa, Tal Akot, Dist Akola
Renavikar	Rigvedi	Atri, Haritasya	Renuka of Mahur, District Nanded. Maharashtra	Renavi, Tal Viya, Dist Sangli
Ron	Rigvedi Madhava	Kashyapa	Bhavani of Tuljapur	Unknown
Ronghe	Yajurvedi	Gargeya	Renuka of Mahur, District Nanded. Maharashtra	Unknown
Rotkar	Rigvedi	Shandilya	Venkateshwara of Tirupati	Unknown
Rotwadkar	Yajurvedi	Kashyapa	Saptashrungi of Vani	Unknown
Sabnis	Yajurvedi	Bharadwaj	Yamai of Aundh	Unknown
Sakalkale	Rigvedi	Bhardwaj	Renukadevi at Mahurgad	Jalgaon, Khandesh, Vidarbha
Sakurikar	Yajurvedi	Parashar	Renukadevi at Mahurgad	Sakuri
Salgarkar	Rigvedi	Atri	Unknown	Unknown
Salodkar	Rigvedi	Bharadwaj	Balaji of Washim	Nagpur, Amravati
Samag	Rigvedi	Haritasya	Mahalakshmi
Samak	Rigvedi	Atri	Balaji	Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh
Sambre	Rigvedi	Bhardwaj	Saptashrungi of Vani	Unknown
Samudra	Yajurvedi	Vatsa	Renuka of Mahur, Khandoba of Jejuri	Unknown
Samvatsar	Rigvedi	Atri	Renuka of Mahur	Samvatsar of Kopargaon Maharasthra
Sant	Rigvedi	Kashyapaor Mudgal	Saptashrungi of Nanduri Nashik, Khandoba, Renuka devi- Mahur	Nashik
Saptarshi	Yajurvedi	Upmanyu	Renuka of Mahur, Mohaniraj, Narasimha	Unknown
Saraf	Yajurvedi	Bhardwaj	Balaji of Tirupati
Sarnobat	Rigvedi	Kaundinya	Bhavani of Tuljapur, Khandoba of Jejuri	Jamkhandi
Sarpatwari	Rigvedi	Jamadagni	Renuka Devi of Mahur
Saswadkar	Unknown	Unknown	Banashankari of Badami, Karnataka	Saswad, District Pune, Maharashtra
Sastikar	Unknown	Bhardwaj	Shri Ram	Unknown
Satalkar	Yajurvedi	Bhardwaj	LakshmiNrusinh	Satral Pathre, Rahuri, Sangamner, Ahmednagar
Satbhai	Rigvedi	Kapil	Unknown	Unknown
Sevekari	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Shaligram	Rigvedi	Haritasa	Khandoba of Jejuri	Unknown
Shamji	Rigvedi	Bhardwaja	Tirupati Sreenivasa	Unknown
Shangarpawar	Rigvedi	Bharadwaj	Venkateswara of Tirupati	Shanagrp in East Godavari Andhra Pradesh
Shastri	Rigvedi	Kaushik	Tuljapur Bhavani
Shelgikar	Rigvedi	Jamadagni	Ambabai of Kolhapur, Maharashtra	Shelgi, Solapur District
Shembekar	Rigvedi	Haritas	Renukadevi of Mahur, Nanded District Maharashtra	Shemb, Buldhana District
Shende	Rigvedi	Koushik	Banashankari of Badami, Karnataka, Renukamata of Kolhapur, Maharashtra	Unknown
Shende	Unknown	Kashyapa	Mahalakshmi Temple (Ambabai) of Kolhapur	Unknown
Shende	Yajurvedi	Bharadwaj	Balaji of Chimur	Unknown
Shirolikar	Rigvedi	Haritas	Dattatreya of Narsobawadi, Tulja Bhavani Mata of Tuljapur - District: Osmanabad - Maharashtra, Khandoba Malhari Mhalasakant of Jejuri - District: Pune - Maharashtra	Narsoba Chi Wadi
Shirvalkar	Rigvedi	Atri	Khandoba of Jejuri, Tulja Bhawani Mata of Tuljapur - District: Osmanabad
Shivade	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Shobhane	Rigvedi	Kaushika	Mahalakshmi of Kolhapur	Unknown
Shouche	Yajurvedi	Vasishtha	Matambadevi of Trimbakeshwar	Nasik
Shrivatsa	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Shukla	Rigvedi	Vishwamitra	Khandoba of Pali, Banashankari of Badami	Unknown
Shukla	Rigvedi	Haritas	Mahalaxmi of Kolhapur & Rama	Trimbakeshwar
Shukla	Yajurvedi	Atri	Rama, Saptashrungidevi of Vani	Unknown
Shukla	Yajurvedi	Shandilya	Renukadeviof Mahur, Nanded District Maharashtra	Akola
Siddhapathaki	Yajurvedi	Atri	Renuka devi of Mahur, Nanded District Maharashtra	Otur-Junnar, Pune
Sirdeshmukh	Rigvedi	Jamadagni	Khandoba of Pali	Unknown
Sontakke	Rigvedi	Kashyap	Renuka devi of Mahur, Nanded District Maharashtra	Bodwad-Bhusawal-Maharashta, Dombivli
Sulekar	Rigvedi	Gautama Maharishi	Bhavani Mata of Tuljapur	Unknown
Sukalikar	Rigvedi	Vashishtha	Renuka Mata of Mahur, Maharashtra	Sukli, Nagpur
Supanekar	Rigvedi	Kaushik	Khandoba of Pali	Unknown
Tadphale	Rigvedi	Bharadwaj	Yamai Aundh	Pargaon, Pratapgad, Satara, Maharashtra
Tadwalkar	Rigvedi	Bharadwaj	Bhawani of Tuljapur	Unknown
Tagat	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Tagare	Rigvedi	Vardhshwa	Banashankari Devi of Badami	Tagar Village near Osmanabad
Tak	Rigvedi	Kashyap	Renukamata of Mahur	Vidharbha, Nagpur
Takalkar	Rigvedi	Haritas	Venkatesh of Tirupati	Unknown
Takalkar	Rigvedi	Bharadwaj	RenukaDevi of Mahur	Takali bhan
Talegaonkar	Rigvedi	Shandilya	Khandoba of Jejuri, Phirangai OF Kurkhumb	Unknown
Talpallikar	Unknown	Kaundinya	Tulja Bhavani, Tuljapur	Unknown
Tamane	Rigvedi	Haritasya	Renuka of Mahur, District Nanded. Maharashtra	Unknown
Tapaswi	Rigvedi	Kashyapa	Shree Mohiniraj Nevase,	Ghodegaon
Tare	Rigvedi	Atri	Renukamata Of Mahur	Unknown
Tarkunde	Yajurvedi	ShriVatsa	Bhavanimata Of Tuljapur, Balaji Of Tirupati	Unknown
Tasgaonkar	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Tayade, Tayde	Yajurvedi	Kashyapa	Mahalakshmi Temple (Ambabai) of Kolhapur, Ambabai of Ganoja	Nagpur, yeotmal, khamgaon, miraj, ghatanji, Umari(kapeshwar)
Tekale	Yajurvedi	Bhargav	RenukaMata of Mahur	Unknown
(Tenny) Desai	Yajurvedi	Bharadwaj	SaptashringiMata of Vani
Thakar	Rigvedi	Kashyapa	Mahalakshmi Temple (Ambabai) of Kolhapur	Unknown
Thosar	Rigvedi	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Thengdi	Rigvedi	Agasti	RenukaMata of Mahur	Unknown
Thite	Rigvedi	Kashyapa	Tuljapur ambabhavani	Thite village, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra
Tipre	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Tongaonkar	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Todkar	Yajurvedi	Kaundinya	Balaji of Tirupati |
Tope	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Tumne	Yajurvedi	Shandilya	Unknown	Unknown
Turki	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Udgir	Rigvedi	Gautama Maharishi	Bhavani of Tuljapur, Balaji of Tirupati
Upadhye	Rigvedi	????	Yogeshwari of Ambejogai	Maharashtra
Upasani	Yajurvedi	Saindhavayan	Mahalakshmi Temple (Amba-bai) of Kolhapur, Khandoba of Jejuri
Utpat	Rigvedi	Vasishtha	Bhavani of Tuljapur	Unknown
Vadhyayar/Vadhyar/Kavutheeya	Yajurvedi	Bhargav	Saptashrungi of Vani /Chandika Chamundi of Mysore	Unknown
Vadhyar
Vaidya	Rigvedi	Shrivatsa	Bhavani of Tuljapur, Narasimha of Parbhani	Unknown
Vaidya	Yajurvedi	Gautama Maharishi	Kakmasha Mata of Karnataka	Unknown
Vaidya	Yajurvedi	Kaundinya	Mahalaxmi (Ambabai) of Kolhapur	Unknown
Vaidya	Rigvedi	Bhardwaj	Nrisimha	Unknown
Vaidya	Rigvedi	Kaundinya	Unknown	Unknown
Vajurkar	Yajurvedi	Maunas	Bhavani of Tuljapur	Unknown
Varhadpande	Rigvedi	Bhardwaj	Renuka Devi	Amaravati
Varkhedi (वरखेड़ी )	Rigvedi	Vishwamitra	Shree Bhavani of Rattihalli, Haveri District. Karnataka	Varkhedi, Panchora Taluk, Nashik District, Maharashtra
Varudkar	Rigvedi	Vashishtha	Renuka of Mahur, District Nanded. Maharashtra	Unknown
Vatsaraj	Rigvedi	Jamadagni	Unknown	Unknown
Vidyasagar	Rigvedi	Goutama	Renuka-devi of Mahur, Maharashtra, Rashin-devi, Bhavani-aai of Tuljapur as well as Chirka-devi,Bidsawangi village	Bidsawangi, Dist. Ahmednagar
Visal	Yajurvedi	Katyayan	Khandoba of Jejuri, Shri Saptashrungi Niwasini of Vani , Maharashtra	Unknown
Vyavahare	Rigvedi	Kaushik	Shri Saptashrungi Niwasini of Vani , Maharashtra	Unknown
Vyawahare	Rigvedi	Bharadwaj, Kutsa	Shri Saptashrungi Niwasini of Vani , Maharashtra, Renuka of Mahur, District Nanded. Maharashtra	Unknown
Vyawahare	Rigvedi	Shandilya	Shri Saptashrungi Niwasini of Vani , Maharashtra	Nashik
Vyawahare	Unknown	Shandilya	Unknown	Unknown
Vyawahare	Rigvedi	Kutsa	Shri Saptashrungi Niwasini of Vani , Maharashtra	Unknown
Wadegaonkar	Rigvedi	Mudgal	Renuka of Mahur, District Nanded. Maharashtra	Unknown
Watharkar	Rigvedi	Vishwamitra	Mahalakshmi of Kolhapur	District Belgaum, Karnataka.
Wadekar	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Wadikar	Rigvedi	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Wagh	Rigvedi	Bharadwaj	Mahalakshmi] of Kolhapur.	Sasvad-Shirval-Vai region.
Waikar	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Waknis	Rigvedi	Kashyapa	UBhavani of Tuljapur	Bhor, district Pune
Wavade	Yajurvedi	Unknown	Jakhai Pimpali of Nandurbar	Unknown
Walimbe	Rigvedi	Vasishta	Khandoba of Nimgaon	Unknown
Wate	Rigvedi	Vasishtha	Yogeshwari of ambejogai	Ner, Yeotmal
Wyawahare	Yajurvedi	Parashar	Ganpati	Bhandara, Nagpur, Pune
Yadkikar	Rigvedi	Munibhargava	Tirupati Balaji & Ambabai of Kolhapur	Unknown
Yedurkar	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Zadgaonkar	Rigvedi	Kashyapa	Shri Datta Guru of Karanja	Unknown
Zare	Rigvedi	Kaundinya	Mata- Ekveera Devi	Dhule, Chopda(Maharashtra, India)
Zanpure	Yajurvedi	Bharadwaj	Venkateshwara of Tirupati	Zanpur (Barshi) Dist. Solapur, Maharashtra

See also

• List of Deshastha Brahmins of distinction
• Thanjavur Maharashtrian
• Brahmins
• Forward Castes
• Marathi people

Thipse

References

• http://everything2.com/index.pl?node=Vedic