Vasishtha forbade Brahmin and Kshatriya varnas from participating in usury. Hindu priests historically were members of the Brahmin caste. He is a devout Hindu Brahmin and an ardent devotee of Lord Hanuman. This restriction is especially observed by those who belong to Brahmin and Kshatriya castes. The Kulkarni was usually from Marathi Brahmin or CKP caste. He identifies himself as a Hindu Brahmin. Nathuram Vinayakrao Godse was born into a Maharashtrian Chitpavan Brahmin family. Majority of people are from Brahmin & Kshatriya community. He was the second of four children in an orthodox Hindu Brahmin family. It is held among the Khas brahmin and kshetriya caste groups. His father was a Gujarati Brahmin and mother a Muslim. She hails from a Bengali Brahmin family. This is a list of notable people who belong to the Brahmin caste. Abhinavagupta was born in a Kashmiri Brahmin family. There were essentially three classes&colon; Brahmin, non-Brahmin and Dalit.