The Ilayatus do not omit any of the sixteen religious ceremonies of the Brahmans. The rules of name given are that the eldest son should be named after the paternal grandfather, the second after the maternal grandfather, and the third after the father. A parallel rule obtains in giving names to daughters. The Ilayatus belong in the main to the white and black branches of the Yajurveda, and observe the sutras of Bodhayana and Asvalayana. They recite only twenty-four Gayatri hymns, thrice a day. Women are believed to be polluted for ninety days after childbirth. It is noted in the Cochin Census Report, 1901, that the Elayads are "their own priests, and for this reason, and from the fact that Nayars perform sradhas (memorial service) in the houses of Elayads, the Nambudris do not cook or take meals in their houses, nor do they, Kshatriyas or Nampidis, take water from Elayads. In former times, the Elayads used to take their meals in Nayar houses during the performance of the sradha ceremony of the Nayars, as Brahmans generally do on such ceremonial occasions amongst themselves, but they now decline to do it, except in a few wealthy and influential families. Muthads and Elayads wear the sacred thread. Though in many respects the Elayads are more Brahmanical than the Muthads, the majority of the Ambalavasi castes do not take the food cooked or touched by the Elayads. There are some temples, in which they officiate as chief priests. The Muthad and Elayad females are gosha. They both practice polygamy, and perform Sarvaswadanam marriages like the Nambudris." Ella (boundary).--An exogamous sept of Mutracha. Elugoti (assembly).--An exogamous sept of Devanga. Elugu (bear).--An exogamous sept of Yanadi. Eluttacchan.--Eluttacchan or Ezhuttacchan, meaning teacher or master of learning, is the name for educated Kadupattans of Malabar employed as schoolmasters. Eman.--A corruption of Yajamanan, lord, recorded, in the Travancore Census Report, 1901, as a title of Nayar. Embrantiri.--Embrantiri or Embran is "a Malayalam name for Tulu Brahmans settled in Malabar. They speak both Tulu and Malayalam. Some of them call themselves Nambudris, but they never intermarry with that class." [112] By Wigram they are defined [113] as "a class of sacrificing Brahmans, chiefly Tulu, who officiate at Sudra ceremonies." It is a name for the Tulu Shivalli Brahmans. Emme (buffalo).--See Yemme. Ena Korava.--See Korava. Enadi.--Recorded, in the Madras Census Report, 1901, as "a name for Shanans, derived from Enadi Nayanar, a Saivite saint. It also means Ambattan, or barber." The word denotes a chief, barber, or minister.