▁Mar ath i ▁giving ▁information ▁about ▁their ▁community . ▁ ▁Orig ins ▁ ▁T rac ing ▁the ▁orig ins ▁of ▁Dev ru k he ▁Bra hm ins , ▁it ▁leads ▁to ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁oldest ▁Mar ath i ▁speaking ▁Bra hm ins ▁in ▁Mah ar as ht ra ▁- ▁Des has tha ▁Bra h min , ▁residents ▁of ▁Des ha ▁i . e . ▁over ▁the ▁Western ▁Gh ats . ▁During ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 5 th ▁century ▁- ▁a ▁period ▁marked ▁by ▁fam ine ▁and ▁tur mo ils ▁of ▁M ug hal ▁rule , ▁many ▁Bra h min ▁families ▁desc ended ▁the ▁Western ▁Gh ats ▁and ▁settled ▁near ▁Sang ames h war ▁- ▁Dev ru kh , ▁Rat n ag iri . ▁Later ▁they ▁were ▁called ▁as ▁Dev ru k he ▁Bra hm ins . ▁They ▁follow ▁the ▁same ▁trad itions ▁as ▁of ▁other ▁Mah ar as ht rian ▁bra hm ins ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁influ ences ▁that ▁may ▁have ▁resulted ▁due ▁to ▁migration ▁near ▁Rat n ag iri . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁H indu ism ▁ ▁Indian ▁cas te ▁system ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : B rah min ▁communities ▁of ▁Mah ar as ht ra ▁Category : V eg et arian ▁communities <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁ 1 2 3 rd ▁Infantry ▁Regiment ▁was ▁an ▁inf antry ▁regiment ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army . ▁▁▁ ▁The ▁design ation ▁was ▁first ▁used ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁for ▁an ▁Alabama ▁National ▁Guard ▁unit ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 1 st ▁Division .