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PERIYA the village in procession, and, on their return, the knotted cotton threads are tied round the bride's neck instead of a tāli. Some Perikes style themselves Sāthu vāndlu, meaning a company of merchants or travellers.

Perike Muggula is the name of a class of Telugu mendicants and exorcists.  Periya (big). — Periya or Periyanān has been recorded as a sub-division of Kāralan, Kunnuvan, Ōcchan,and Pattanavan. The equivalent Peru or Perum occurs as a sub-division of the Malayālam Kollans and Vannāns and Perim of Kānikars. Periya illom is the name of an exogamous illom of Kānikars in Travancore.  Perugadannāya (bandicoot rat sept). — An exogamous sept of Bant.  Perum Tāli (big tāli). — A sub-division of Idaiyan, and of Kaikōlans, whose women wear a big tāli (marriage badge).  Perumāl.—Perumāl is a synonym of Vishnu, and the name is taken by some Pallis who are staunch Vaishnavites. A class of mendicants, who travel about exhibiting performing bulls in the southern part of the Madras Presidency, is known as Perumāl Mādukkāran or Perumāl Erudukkāran. Perumalathillom, meaning apparently big mountain house, is an exogamous sept or illom of the Kānikars of Travancore.  Pesala (seeds of Phaseolus Mungo: green gram). — An exogamous sept of Jōgi.  Pēta (street). — A sub-division of Balija.  Pettigeyavāru (box). — A sub-division of Gangadikāra Vakkaliga. <section end="H234" /> <section begin="I234" />Pichiga (sparrow). — An exogamous sept of Bōya and Dēvānga. The equivalent Pital occurs as a sept of Māla. <section end="I234" />