Tangēdu.—Tangēdu or Tangēdla (Cassia auriculata) has been recorded as an exogamous sept of Kāpu and Padma Sālē. The bark of this shrub is one of the most valuable Indian tanning agents, and is, like myrabolams (Terminalia fruits), used in the manufacture of indigenous dyes.
Tantuvāyan (thread-wearer).—An occupational name used by various weaving castes.
Tapodhanlu.—The name, meaning those who believe in self-mortification as wealth, adopted by some Telugu mendicants.
Tārakan.—See Mūttan.
Tartharol.—The name, recorded by Dr. W. H. R. Rivers,[5] of a division of the Todas. Tartāl is also given by various writers as a division of this tribe.
Tarwād.—Defined by Mr. Wigram[6] as a marumakkathāyam family, consisting of all the descendants in the female line of one common female ancestor.
Tāssan.—A Malayālam synonym for the Telugu Dāsari.
Tattān.—The goldsmith section of the Tamil and Malayālam Kammālans.
Teivaliol.—The name, recorded by Dr. W. H. R. Rivers,[5] of a division of the Todas.
Telaga.—“The Telagas,” Mr. H. A. Stuart writes,[7] “are a Telugu caste of cultivators, who were formerly soldiers in the armies of the Hindu sovereigns of Telingana. This may perhaps account for the name, for it is easy to see that the Telugu soldiers might come to be regarded as the Telugus or Telagas par excellence. The sub-divisions returned under this name show that there has been some confusion between the Telagas proper, and persons who are members of other Telugu castes. The Telagas are Vaishnavites, and have Brāhmans for their priests. Their customs closely resemble those of the Kāpus. They eat flesh, but are not allowed to drink liquor. They are usually farmers now, but many still serve as soldiers, though their further recruitment has recently been stopped. Their common titles are Naidu and Dora.”