While the Kalinga Komatis form a fairly compact division by themselves, the Gavaras have become more and more sub-divided. Their sub-divisions are either territorial, occupational, or religious in character. Thus there are Penukonda and Veginadu Komatis, of whom the former belong to the town of Penukonda in the Godavari district, and the latter to the Vegi or Vengi country, the former name of part of the modern Kistna district. Again, there are Trinikas or Traivarnikas (third caste people), who are invariably Vaishnavas, and to which section a good many of the Komatis in the city of Madras belong. Lingadhari Komatis are found mostly in the Vizagapatam, Godavari, Guntur and Kistna districts. They wear the lingam in a gold or silver casket. Besides these, there are the Siva, Vaishnava, and Madhva Komatis, of which the last are mostly found in the Bellary district. Of occupational sub-divisions, the following may be noted:-- Nune (oil); Nethi (ghi, clarified butter); Dudi (cotton); Uppu (salt); Gone (gunny-bag); Gantha (torn cloth). Lastly, there are other divisions, of which the origin dates back to the time of Kanyakamma, the caste goddess. Thus, there are those who entered the fire-pits with Kanyakamma, and those who did not. The former are known as Vegina, and the latter as Beri, which is said to be a corruption of Bedari, meaning those who fled through fear. All Gavara Komatis are said to be descended from those who entered the fire-pits. The majority of the Komatis of the Sandur State, in the Bellary district, belong to the Kallankanadavaru section, which is said to be descended from those who sat on the stone (kallu) mantapa outside the Penukonda Kanyakamma temple, when the question whether to enter the fire-pits or not was being discussed by the caste elders. The mutual relations between the various sub-divisions vary much. Broadly speaking, Gavaras and Kalingas do not intermarry, and the objection to intermarriage is due to several causes. The former, according to the caste Purana, gave their lives to their goddess, while the latter did not. Moreover, the former do not partake of animal food and spirituous drinks, whereas the latter do. Lingadharis and ordinary Saivites intermarry, as also do Saivites and Madhvas. Gavaras and Traivarnikas occasionally intermarry, but such marriages are looked down upon. The Traivarnikas, like the Kalingas, eat animal food. The occupational sub-divisions neither intermarry nor interdine. Socially, the Gavaras are held in the highest esteem, while the Beris are regarded as the lowest in the social scale.