Vishnu Swāmi.—A class of Bairāgis or religious mendicants.
Vishwāmitra.—Name of a famous saint in classical literature. An eponymous section of Brāhmans.
Vyās.—A section of Brāhmans and of Agharia.
Waddār.—A name for Telugu Oddes or navvies in Chānda. A subcaste of Beldār.
Wadewār.—Synonym of Odde or Beldār in Chānda.
Wāghe.—(Wāgh or bāgh, a tiger.) A section of Koshti and Māna, a clan of Marātha.
Wāghmāre.—(Tiger-killer.) A clan of Arakh, Gopāl and Mahār.
Wakkaliga, Okkiliyan.—A Canarese caste of cultivators, of which a few representatives were returned from Nāgpur. They reside mainly in the Madura and Coimbatore Districts. The name is derived from the Canarese okkalu,[103] which means cultivation or agriculture.
Wakmar.—(One who left the pangat or caste feast while his fellows were eating.) Title of Hatkar.
Wāndhekar.—Subcaste of Kunbi.