Some Holeya families are called Hale Makkalu, or old children of the Gangadikara Vakkaligas, and have to do certain services for the latter, such as carrying the sandals of the bridegroom, acting as messenger in conveying news from place to place, carrying fire before corpses to the burning-ground, and watching over the burning body. It is said that, in the performance of these duties, the exogamous septs of the Holeya and Vakkaliga must coincide. In the Census Report, 1901, Balagai, Bakuda, Begara or Byagara, Kusa (or Uppara) Maila, and Ranivaya (belonging to a queen) are recorded as sub-sects of the Holeyas. Of these, Balagai is a synonym, indicating that the Holeyas belong to the right-hand section. The Bakudas are said to resent the application of that name to them, and call themselves Aipattukuladavaru, or the people of fifty families, presumably from the fact that they are divided into fifty balis or families. These balis are said to be named after deceased female ancestors. Begara or Byagara is a synonym, applied to the Holeyas by Kanarese Lingayats. Maila means dirt, and probably refers to the washerman section, just as Mailari (washerman) occurs among the Malas. The Tulu-speaking Holeyas must not be confounded with the Canarese-speaking Holeyas. In South Canara, Holeya is a general name applied to the polluting classes, Nalkes, Koragas, and the three divisions of Holeyas proper, which differ widely from each other in some respects. These divisions are-- (1) Bakuda or Mundala--A stranger, asking a woman if her husband is at home, is expected to refer to him as her Bakuda, and not as her Mundala. (2) Mera or Mugayaru, which is also called Kaipuda. (3) Mari or Marimanisaru. Of these, the first two sections abstain from beef, and consequently consider themselves superior to the Mari section.