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28 A JOURNEY FROM MADRAS THROUGH
CHAPTER But many of each of these tribes worship Ska without wearing his
K^r^^j badge; and still more are worshippers of Vishnu. All those who
August 14. vvear the Linga can eat together, and with the Pancham Banijigas;
but they only marry in their own tribes.
Customs of The Nona Woculigaru, who are here called Nonabur by the Mus-
\vocukia sulmans, consider themselves as Sudras, and their hereditary chief
is the male representative of a person called Honapa Gauda. This
chief always lives at Hosso-hully ; but he sends agents to act for
him in different parts of the country. He wears the Linga, but
many of the tribe worship Vishnu. This, however, produces no
separation in cast, the woman always following the religion of her
husband. My informants are wearers of the Linga; and say, that
besides the worship of this emblem, they pray and offer fruit and
flowers to the Saktis, but never sacrifice animals. When any expla-
nation of a future state of rewards and punishments is given by a
more learned neighbour, they say that they believe it; but this is
done merely out of compliment to his superior endowments; and
their worship of the gods seems to be performed entirely with a
view of procuring temporal blessings, or of avoiding present evil.
They believe that the Virika, or spirits of men who have died chaste,
can cure diseases. The married Jangamas are their Gurus, give
them the Linga, and receive contributions in money or grain. At
all ceremonies they attend for charity, but do not pray. It is at
marriages only that the Panchdnga reads his Mantrams. Like most
other persons who wear the Linga, they never take Daseri, and they
bury the dead. Some of them can read the Baszea Parana, and
many of them understand accompts. They are not allowed to eat
animal food, nor to drink spirituous liquors. Their chief, or his
deputies, with the assistance of a council, settle disputes, and expel
from the cast all transgressors of its rules. These, as usual, are, men
who eat forbidden meat, and Avomenwho are forgetful of their duty
to their husbands. This cast does not admit of concubines of the
kind called Cutigasy nor are widows allowed to marry again. The
ha'^Vif/r'jft. ■,
CHAPTER But many of each of these tribes worship Ska without wearing his
K^r^^j badge; and still more are worshippers of Vishnu. All those who
August 14. vvear the Linga can eat together, and with the Pancham Banijigas;
but they only marry in their own tribes.
Customs of The Nona Woculigaru, who are here called Nonabur by the Mus-
\vocukia sulmans, consider themselves as Sudras, and their hereditary chief
is the male representative of a person called Honapa Gauda. This
chief always lives at Hosso-hully ; but he sends agents to act for
him in different parts of the country. He wears the Linga, but
many of the tribe worship Vishnu. This, however, produces no
separation in cast, the woman always following the religion of her
husband. My informants are wearers of the Linga; and say, that
besides the worship of this emblem, they pray and offer fruit and
flowers to the Saktis, but never sacrifice animals. When any expla-
nation of a future state of rewards and punishments is given by a
more learned neighbour, they say that they believe it; but this is
done merely out of compliment to his superior endowments; and
their worship of the gods seems to be performed entirely with a
view of procuring temporal blessings, or of avoiding present evil.
They believe that the Virika, or spirits of men who have died chaste,
can cure diseases. The married Jangamas are their Gurus, give
them the Linga, and receive contributions in money or grain. At
all ceremonies they attend for charity, but do not pray. It is at
marriages only that the Panchdnga reads his Mantrams. Like most
other persons who wear the Linga, they never take Daseri, and they
bury the dead. Some of them can read the Baszea Parana, and
many of them understand accompts. They are not allowed to eat
animal food, nor to drink spirituous liquors. Their chief, or his
deputies, with the assistance of a council, settle disputes, and expel
from the cast all transgressors of its rules. These, as usual, are, men
who eat forbidden meat, and Avomenwho are forgetful of their duty
to their husbands. This cast does not admit of concubines of the
kind called Cutigasy nor are widows allowed to marry again. The
ha'^Vif/r'jft. ■,