[24] Madras Museum Bull., 1907, v., No. 3, 149.

[25] “Ind. Ant.,” 1881, x. 364.

[26] The Pallis claim to be descendants of the fire race (Agnikula) of the Kshatriyas, and that, as they and the Pāndava brothers were born of fire, they are related.

[27] “Gazetteer of the South Arcot District,” 1906, i. 375–6.

[28] “Gazetteer of the Madura District,” 1906, i. 85.

[29] “Narrative of Little’s Detachment,” 1794, 212–3.

[30] Lambādis or Brinjāris, who formerly acted as carriers of supplies and baggage in times of war in the Deccan.

[31] Journ. Anthrop. Soc., Bombay, i. 253–4.

[32] “Ind. Ant.,” 1879, viii. 219.

[33] Ibid., 1880, ix. 150.