The Pallis are Saivites or Vaishnavites, but are also demonolaters, and worship Mutyalamma, Mariamma, Ayanar, Muneswara, Ankalamma, and other minor deities. Writing nearly a century ago concerning the Vana Pallis settled at Kolar in Mysore, Buchanan states [20] that "they are much addicted to the worship of the saktis, or destructive powers, and endeavour to avert their wrath by bloody sacrifices. These are performed by cutting off the animal's head before the door of the temple, and invoking the deity to partake of the sacrifice. There is no altar, nor is the blood sprinkled on the image, and the body serves the votaries for a feast. The Pallivanlu have temples dedicated to a female spirit of this kind named Mutialamma, and served by pujaris (priests) of their own caste. They also offer sacrifices to Mariamma, whose pujaris are Kurubaru." Huge human figures, representing Mannarswami in a sitting posture, constructed of bricks and mortar, and painted, are conspicuous objects in the vicinity of the Lawrence Asylum Press, Mount Road, and in the Kottawal bazar, Madras. At the village of Tirumalavayal near Avadi, there is a similar figure as tall as a palmyra palm, with a shrine of Pachaiamman close by. Mannarswami is worshipped mainly by Pallis and Beri Chettis. An annual festival is held in honour of Pachaiamman and Mannarswami, in which the Beri Chettis take a prominent part. During the festivals of village deities, the goddess is frequently represented by a pile of seven pots, called karagam, decorated with garlands and flowers. Even when there is an idol in the temple, the karagam is set up in a corner thereof, and taken daily, morning and evening, in procession, carried on the head of a pujari or other person. On the last day of the festival, the karagam is elaborately decorated with parrots, dolls, flowers, etc., made of pith (Æschynomene aspera), and called pu karagam (flower pot). The Pallis live in separate streets or quarters distinctively known as the Palli teru or Kudi teru (ryots' quarter). The bulk of them are labourers, but many now farm their own lands, while others are engaged in trade or in Government service. The occupations of those whom I have examined at Madras and Chingleput were as follows:-- Merchant. Cultivator. Bullock and pony cart driver. Printer. Lascar. Sweetmeat vendor. Flower vendor. Fitter. Sawyer. Oil-presser. Gardener. Polisher. Bricklayer. Mason. Some of the Chingleput Palli men were tattooed, like the Irulas, with a dot or vertical stripe on the forehead. Some Irulas, it may be noted en passant, call themselves Ten (honey) Vanniyans, or Vana (forest) Pallis.