to Kāsi Visvēsvarasvāmi there, and was told by the god in a dream to go to the kingdom of Nandapuram belonging to the Silavamsam line, of which he would become king. Vināyaka Deo, continues the legend, proceeded thither, married the king's daughter, succeeded in 1443 A.D. to the famous throne of thirty-two steps there, and founded the family of Jeypore. Vināyaka Deo and his six successors, say the family papers, had each only one son, and the sixth of them, Vīra Vikrama (1637-69) accordingly resolved to remove his residence elsewhere. The astrologers and wise men reported that the present Jeypore was 'a place of the Kshatriya class,' and it was accordingly made the capital, and named after the famous Jeypore of the north."
The Mahārāja of Mysore belongs to the Arasu caste of Kshatriyas.
Kshauraka.—A Sanskrit name for barber, by which barbers of various classes—Mangala, Ambattan,Kēlasi, etc.—are sometimes called. It is commonly used by Canarese-speaking barbers of the Madras Presidency and Mysore.
Kshetravāsinah (those who live in temples).—A name for Ambalavāsis.
Kūdaikatti (basket-making).—A sub-division of Palli or Vanniyan. At the census, 1901, some Koravas also returned themselves as Kūdaikatti Vanniyan.
Kūdan.—For the following note on the Kūdans,or "Kootans" of the west coast, I am indebted to Mr. L. K. Anantha Krishna Aiyar*[1]:—
The Kootans are agricultural labourers, and take part in every kind of work connected with agriculture, such as turning the soil, ploughing, sowing, manuring, weeding,
- ↑ * Monograph, Ethnog. Survey of Cochin, Kootan, 1905.
