exogamous septs or intipērus, of which the following are examples: —
| Bandāri, treasurer. | Paththi, cotton. |
| Bomma, an idol. | Putta, ant-hill. |
| Canji, gruel. | Thēlu, scorpion. |
| Chinthaginjala, tamarind seeds. | Tangedla, Cassia auriculata. |
| Gōrantla, Lawsonia alba. | Tumma, Acacia arabica. |
| Jinka, gazelle. | Avari, indigo plant. |
| Kālava, ditch. | Chinnam, gold? |
| Kāsulu, copper coins. | Gurram, horse. |
| Kongara, crane. | Geddam, beard. |
| Kadavala, pots. | Kōta, fort. |
| Manchi, good. | Mēda, raised mound. |
| Nīli, indigo. | Middala, storeyed house. |
| Nūkalu, flour of grain or pulse. | Māmidla, mango. |
| Nyāyam, justice. | Narāla, nerves. |
| Ūtla, rope for hanging pots. | Pūla, flowers. |
| Pōthu, male. | Sādhu, quiet or meek. |
The Padma Sālēs profess to be Vaishnavites, but some are Saivites. All the families of the exogamous sept Sādhu are said to be lingam-wearing Saivites. In addition to their house-god Venkatēswara, they worship Pulikondla Rangaswāmi, Maremma, Durgamma, Narasappa, Sunkalāmma, Urukundhi Vīranna, Gangamma, Kinkiniamma, Mutyālamma, Kālelamma, Ankamma, and Padvetiamma. Their caste deity is Bhāvana Rishi, to whom, in some places, a special temple is dedicated. A festival in honour of this deity is celebrated annually, during which the god and goddess are represented by two decorated pots placed on a model of a tiger (vyagra vāhanam), to which, on the last day of the ceremonial, large quantities of rice and vegetables are offered, which are distributed among the loom-owners, pūjāri, headman, fasting celebrants, etc.
The Padma Sālēs belong to the right-hand, and the Dēvāngas to the left-hand faction, and the latter aver
