Birth of the Bhats
The Mythical and Historical Origins of Bhat Two sources of evidence explain the origin of the word “Bhat”—one mythical and the other historical. In Indian mythology, scriptures like the Shiva Purana state that during the wedding of Shiva (Shivaji) and Parvati, Shiva’s wedding procession requested something new. They said, “We are tired of listening to…