Kal Tacchan (stone-mason). — A sub-division of Kammālan.
Kalti (expunged). — A degraded Paraiyan is known as a Kalti. Amongst the Paraiyans of Madras, Chingleput and North Arcot, the rule is that a man who does not abide by the customs of the caste is formally excommunicated by a caste council. He then joins "those at Vinnamangalam " near Vellore, i.e., those who have, like himself, been driven out of the caste.
Kalugunādu (eagle's country). — An exogamous sept of Tamil goldsmiths in the Madura district.
Kaluthai (possessors of donkeys). — A sub-division of Oddē.
Kalyānakulam (marriage people). — A fanciful name returned by some Mangalas at times of census, as they officiate as musicians at marriages.
Kamadi (tortoise). — A gōtra of Kurni.
Kāmakshiamma. — Recorded, in the North Arcot Manual, as a sub-division of Vāniyan. Kāmākshiamma is the chief goddess worshipped at Conjeeveram. She and Mīnākshi Amma of Madura are two well-known goddesses worshipped by Saivites. Both names are synonyms of Parvati, the wife of Siva.
Kāmāti (foolish). — A name sometimes applied to carpenters, and also of a sub-division of Okkiliyans, who are said to have abandoned their original occupation of cultivating land, and become bricklayers.
Kambalam.— The name Kambalam is applied to a group of nine castes (Tottiyan, Annappan, Kāppiliyan, Chakkiliyan, etc.), because at their council meetings a blanket (kambli) is spread, on which is placed a brass vessel (kalasam) filled with water, and decorated with flowers. (See Tottiyan.)
Kambalattān.___A synonym of Tottiyan.
