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Rh :(a) Plants — cont


 * Chinta, Chintya, or   Chinta (Tamarindus indica).
 * Varachinta.
 * Vakkala               Vakkalu (Areca Catechu).
 * Puchcha               Puchcha (Citrullus Colocynthis).
 * Padma-sista           Padma (red lotus).
 * Kamala                Kamalam (white lotus).
 * Aranta                Arati (Musa sapientum: plantain).
 * Thōtakula             Thōtakūra (Amarantus, sp.).
 * Uthakula              Uththarēni (Achyranthes aspera).
 * Mandu                 Māmadikāya (Mangifera indica).
 * Dikshama              Drākshapandu (grapes).
 * Venkola               Vankāya (Solanum Melongena: brinjal).
 * Sauna                 Sāmanthi (Chrysanthemum indicum).


 * (b) Animals.


 * Gōsīla, Sathya Gōsīla, Cow.
 * and Uthama Gōsīla.
 * Asthi                  Elephant.
 * Enupa                  Buffalo.
 * Ghōnta                 Horse.
 * Ananta                 Cobra.
 * Bhramada or Bhramara   Bee.


 * (c) Heavenly bodies.


 * Arka or Sūrya ...      Sun.
 * Chandra, Chandra Moon.
 * Sishta, Suchandra,
 * or Vannavamsam.

It may be observed that the totems are variously termed gōtram, vamsam, and kulam. The first of these is in imitation of the Brāhman gōtras. Vamsam is the bams of the Agency tracts of Ganjam, Vizagapatam, and the Godāvari districts. The name means bamboo, and denotes a family, whose branches are as countless as those of a bamboo. Kulam is used as the equivalent of