Castes and Tribes of Southern India/Oddilu

by Edgar Thurston

Oddilu.— The Oddilu are described *^[1] by the Rev. J. Cain as principally raftsmen on the Godāvari river, who have raised themselves in life, and call themselves Sishti Karanamalu. He states further that they are Kois (or Koyis) who are regarded as more honourable than any of the others, and have charge of the principal vēlpu (tribal gods).

1. * Ind. Ant., VIII, 1879.