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JATAPU belonged. It is divided into a number of septs, such, for example, as: —

Thōrika or Thōyika, who revere the thōrika kōdi,a species of wild fowl. Kādrika, who revere another species of fowl. Mamdangi, who revere the bull or cow. Addāku, who revere the addāku (Bauhinia racemosa), which is used by low-country people for eating platters. Konda Gorrē, who revere a certain breed of sheep. Navalipitta, who revere the peacock. Arika, who revere the arika (Paspalum scrobiculatum).

Other septs, recorded in the Census Report, 1901, are Koalaka (arrow), Kutraki (wild goat), and Vinka (white ant, Termes). Marriage is celebrated either before or after a girl reaches puberty. A man may claim his paternal aunt's daughter as his wife. The marriage ceremonies closely resemble those of the low-country Telugu type. The bride-price, called vōli, is a new cloth for the bride's mother, rice, various kinds of grain, and liquor. The bride is conducted to the house of the bridegroom, and a feast is held. On the following morning, the kāllagōlla sambramam (toe-nail cutting) ceremony takes place, and, later on, at an auspicious hour, the wrist threads (kankanam) are tied on the wrists of the contracting couple, and their hands joined together. They then bathe, and another feast is held. The remarriage of widows is allowed, and a younger brother may marry the widow of his elder brother. Divorce is permitted, and divorcées may remarry. The dead are usually buried, but those who die from snake-bite are said to be burnt. Death pollution lasts