Gōdāri. — Recorded, in the Madras Census Report,1901, as Telugu leather-workers in Ganjam and Vizagapatam. They are stated, in the Vizagapatam Manual, to make and sell slippers in that district. Gōdāri is, I gather, a synonym of Mādiga, and not a separate caste.
Goddali (spade or axe). — An exogamous sept of Oddē and Panta Reddi.
Gōdomālia (belonging to, or a group of forts). — A sub-division of Bhondāri, the members of which act as barbers to Rājahs who reside in forts.
Gōlaka.— Recorded in the Madras Census Report, 1901, as a name meaning bastard, and clubbed with the Mollis, or temple servants in South Canara descended from dancing-girls. In the Mysore Census Report, 1901, it is defined as a term applied to the children of Brāhmans by Malerus, or temple servants.
Goli (Portulaca oleracea: a pot-herb). — An exogamous sept of Gauda.
Gōlkonda. — A sub-division of Tsākala.
Golla.——"The Gollas," Mr. H. A. Stuart writes,* [1]" are the great pastoral caste of the Telugu people. The traditions of the caste give a descent from the god Krishna, whose sportings with the milk maids play a prominent part in Hindu mythology. The hereditary occupation of the Gollas is tending sheep and cattle, and selling milk, but many of them have now acquired lands and are engaged in farming, and some are in Government service. They are quiet, inoffensive, and comparatively honest. In the time of the Nabobs, this last characteristic secured to them the privilege of guarding and carrying treasure, and one sub-division, Bokhasa Gollas, owes its origin to this service. Even
- ↑ * Manual of the North Arcot district.
