However, the Panta men and women treat each other with a courtesy that is probably to be found in no other caste, rising and saluting each other, whatever their respective ages, whenever they meet. The purification ceremony for a house defiled by the unchastity of a maid or widow is rather an elaborate affair. Formerly a Kolakkaran (huntsman), a Tottiyan, a priest of the village goddess, a Chakkiliyan, and a Bavani Nayakkan had to be present. The Tottiyan is now sometimes dispensed with. The Kolakkaran and the Bavani Nayakkan burn some kamacchi grass (Andropogon Schoenanthus), and put the ashes in three pots of water. The Tottiyan then worships Pillayar (Ganesa) in the form of some turmeric, and pours the turmeric into the water. The members of the polluted household then sit in a circle, while the Chakkiliyan carries a black kid round the circle. He is pursued by the Bavani Nayakkan, and both together cut off the animal's head, and bury it. The guilty parties have then to tread on the place where the head is buried, and the turmeric and ash water is poured over them. This ceremony rather resembles the one performed by the Uralis. The Pantas are said to have no caste panchayats (council), whereas the Pongalas recognise the authority of officers called Kambalakkarans and Kottukkarans who uphold the discipline." The following are some of the proverbs relating to the Kapus:-- The Kapu protects all. The Kapu's difficulties are known only to god. The Kapu dies from even the want of food. The Kapu knows not the distinction between daughter and daughter-in-law (i.e., both must work for him). The Karnam (village accountant) is the cause of the Kapu's death. The Kapu goes not to the fort (i.e., into the presence of the Raja). A modern variant is that the Kapu goes not to the court (of law). While the Kapu was sluggishly ploughing, thieves stole the rope collars. The year the Kapu came in, the famine came too. The Reddis are those who will break open the soil to fill their bellies. When the unpracticed Reddi got into a palanquin, it swung from side to side. The Reddi who had never mounted a horse sat with his face to the tail. The Reddi fed his dog like a horse, and barked himself. Karadhi.--A name sometimes given to Mari Holeyas. Karadi (bear).--An exogamous sept of Tottiyan. Karaikkat.--Karaikkat, Karaikkatar, or Karkatta, meaning those who waited for rain, or, according to another version, those who saved or protected the clouds, is an endogamous division of Vellala. Some Tamil Malayalis, who claim to be Vellalas who emigrated to the hills from Conjeeveram, have, at times of census, returned themselves as Karaikkaat Vellalas. Karaiturai (sea-coast) Vellala.--A name assumed by some Pattanavans. Karaiyalan (ruler of the coast).--A title of Maravans, also taken by some Idaiyans.