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{{infobox ethnic group<br />
| group = Padhye people <br> पाध्ये किंवा भट|<br />
| pop = Few thousands (approx)<br />
| popplace = Primary populations in:<br />
*[[Goa]]<br />
*[[Karnataka]]<br />
*[[Kerala]]<br />
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Populations in:<br />
*[[United Kingdom]]<br />
*[[United States]]<br />
*[[Arab States]]<br />
| langs = [[Konkani Language|Konkani]] , [[Marathi language|Marathi]]<br />
| rels = [[Hinduism]]<br />
| related = [[Konkani people]] , [[Brahmin]] , [[Indo-Aryans]]<br />
*[[Karhade]]<br />
*[[Bhatt Prabhu]]<br />
*[[Chitpavan]]<br />
*[[Goud Saraswat Brahmin]]<br />
*[[Daivajna]]<br />
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| native_name_lang = <br />
}}<br />
'''Padhye Brahmin''' community hails from Goa, commonly known as "'''[[Bhatt]]'''", they speak a unique dialect of [[Konkani language|Konkani]] known as "[[Bhati Bhasha]]".<br />
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==Early history==<br />
The reference to Padye Brahmins is found in the section of ''Karahastrabrahmanotpatti'' of [[Sahyadrikhanda]]. It is commonly believed that Padye Brahmins are not different from the Karhades and are a section of Karhade Brahmins. However, even now Padye Brahmins have retained their identity.<br />
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==Origin of the word ''Padye''==<br />
The name ''Padye'' is supposed to have its origin in the Sumerian word ''[[Patesi]]''.<ref name=Sume>{{cite book|last=Sinai Dhume|first=Ananta Ramakrishna|title=The cultural history of Goa|year=1986|publisher=Broadway book centre|location=Panaji,Goa|pages=116–164}}</ref> But it can be also concluded that 'Padhye' or 'Padye' is a corrupted form of the [[Sanskrit]] word 'Upadhyay' which means a '[[teacher]]'.<br />
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==Later history==<br />
With due course of time, they seem to have undergone thorough Sanskritisation and have been included into Brahminic fourfold system and attained status that of a Brahmin (i.e. during the rule of Yadavas and Kadambas in Goa when they were given lands by the monarchs and the title of ''Deshapati'' (now corrupted as ''Dessai'') was bestowed upon many of them).<ref name=Sume /><br />
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The Padyes from Goa and are believed to have migrated to Maharashtra, then returned to Goa a few centuries later. It is believed that the name Karhade comes from the place ''Karhatak'' (present day [[karad|Karhad]]) in Maharashtra, where they lived. The ''Shiledar''s of [[Kolhapur]] conquered south [[Konkan]] and got these priests with them back to Goa.<ref>"Nivadak Loksangrah", Page-197, by Trayambak Shankar Shejwalkar, Mumbai</ref><ref>"shilahar rajvanshacha itihas" by Dr B.V Mirashi.1974</ref><br />
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==Mythological origins==<br />
[[Skanda Purana]] (Sahyadri Khanda) as well as [[Brahmanda Purana]] are very harsh towards Karhade Brahmins and it is mentioned that they descended from the bones of camel and hence designated as Karhades.<ref>"A socio-cultural history of Goa from the Bhojas to the Vijayanagara" By Vithal Raghavendra Mitragotri Published by Institute Menezes Braganza, 1999 ,Original from the University of Michigan, Pages:50.</ref><ref>"Shree Scanda Puran (Sayadri Khandha)" -Ed. Dr. Jarson D. Kunha, Marathi version Ed. By Gajanan Shastri Gaytonde. Published by Shree Katyani Publication, Mumbai.</ref><br />
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==Later Brahminic classification==<br />
Padhyes later were included in to the [[Brahmin communities|Pancha Dravida]] group of Brahmins and are now commonly considered a sub-caste of the [[Karhade]] Brahmin community, though not historically. They are essentially Rigvedi Brahmins and follow the Ashwalayana Sutra. Padhyes belong to 13 [[Gotra]]s and are predominantly [[Smarthas]] and worship different aspects of [[Shakti]] and [[Shiva]].<br />
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==Kuldevatas==<br />
Padhyes worship following deities as their [[Kuldevta]]<br />
* [[Navadurga]]<br />
* [[Vijayadurga]]<br />
* Aryadurga<br />
* [[Mahalasa]]<br />
* [[Kamakshi]]<br />
* [[Mahalakshmi]]<br />
* [[Santeri]]<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Bhati Bhasha]]<br />
*[[Bhatt Prabhu]]<br />
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==Notes==<br />
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==References==<br />
*"People of India: Goa" - Page 107 by Kumar Suresh Singh, Prakashchandra P. Shirodkar, Pra. Pā Śiroḍakara, Anthropological Survey of India, H. K. Mandal - Social Science - 1993 - 283 pages<br />
* Gomantak Prakruti ani sanskruti Part 01 to 03 By B. D. Satoskar.. Page 160,161,162.<br />
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{{Ethnic and social groups of Goa and Konkan}}<br />
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[[Category:Brahmin communities of Goa]]<br />
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