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THE CASTES AND TRIBES 

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H. E. H. THE NIZAM'S DOMINIONS 

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SYED SIRAJ UL HASSAN 

Of Merton College, Oxford, Trinity College, Dublin, and 

Middle Temple, London. 

One of the Judges of H. E. H. the Nizam's High Court 

of Judicature : Lately Director of Public Instruction. 

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THE TlMES PRESS 

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The Kasta Brahmans are found in very few numbers in the Dis-
tricts of Bir and Parbhani. They call themselves Katyayani Shakhi
Brahmans and trace their origin to Katyayan, the eldest son of the
sage Yadnyawalkya and his wife Katya. They are dark in com-
plexion, well-built in frame and look like Deshastha Brahmans in
appearance. They are looked down upon by the Deshastha Brahmans
and are not allowed to the communion of food.

The origin of this sub-caste is involved in obscurity. They are
the Shukla Yajurvedis of the Madhyandin Shakha and have the six
gotras mentioned below : —
[[File: gotra.PNG ||frame|500px]]
Intermarriages between members of the same gotra and the same
pravara are forbidden. They marry their girls as infants and conduct
the ceremony on the same lines as the Deshastha Brahmans. Their
tutelary deities are Bhavani of Tuljapur, Khandoba of Ambadgaon,
near Paithan, and Shri Vyankatesh. They worship all the gods of
the Hindu pantheon. Some of them are Shaktas. By profession
they are priests, money-lenders, money-changers and shop-keepers.

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