▁for ▁religious ▁cer emon ies , ▁which ▁was ▁effectively ▁the ▁only ▁service ▁that ▁Bra hm ins ▁had ▁been ▁willing ▁to ▁perform ▁for ▁the ▁cas te . ▁ ▁Wal ang kar ▁founded ▁the ▁An ary a ▁D osh - P ari har ▁Mand ali ▁( So ci ety ▁for ▁the ▁Rem oval ▁of ▁Ev ils ▁Among ▁the ▁Non - A ry ans ). ▁Some ▁sources ▁say ▁this ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁that ▁he ▁left ▁the ▁army ▁but ▁An and ▁T elt umb de ▁gives ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁as ▁the ▁date ▁and ▁suggests ▁it ▁was ▁connected ▁with ▁an ▁issue ▁rel ating ▁to ▁military ▁rec ruit ment . ▁The ▁Mah ar ▁were ▁initially ▁heavily ▁rec ru ited ▁into ▁British ▁military ▁units , ▁but ▁this ▁process ▁slow ed ▁after ▁the ▁Indian ▁Reb ell ion ▁of ▁ 1 8 5 7 . ▁Their ▁rec ruit ment ▁was ▁halt ed ▁under ▁Lord ▁K itch ener ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 8 9 0 s . ▁Before ▁the ▁re bell ion , ▁Mah ar ▁reg iments ▁made ▁up ▁one - six th ▁of ▁the ▁Bomb ay ▁units ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁East ▁India ▁Company ▁but ▁there after ▁they ▁were ▁p ension ed ▁off ▁and ▁gradually ▁removed ▁from ▁military ▁service . ▁Mah ar ▁rec ruit ment ▁reached ▁its ▁nad ir ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 8 9 0 s ▁( s ources ▁differ ▁as ▁to ▁exact ▁year ) ▁when ▁K itch ener ▁halt ed ▁the ▁rec ruit ment ▁of ▁un touch ables ▁in ▁Mah ar as ht ra