Sadhana Surulu.--Sadhanasura is recorded, in the Madras Census Report, 1901, as a synonym of Samayamuvadu. In a note on this class of itinerant mendicants, Mr. C. Hayavadana Rao states that, unlike the Samayamuvaru, they are attached only to the Padma Sale section of the Sale caste. "They say," he writes, "that their name is an abbreviated form of Renuka Sakthini Sadhinchinavaru, i.e., those who conquered Renuka Sakthi. According to tradition, Renuka was the mother of Parasurama, one of the avatars of Vishnu, and is identified with the goddess Yellamma, whom the Padma Sales revere. The Sadhana Surulu are her votaries. Ages ago, it is said, they prayed to her on behalf of the Padma Sales, and made her grant boons to them. Since that time they have been treated with marked respect by the Padma Sales, who pay them annually four annas, and see to their marriages." Sadhu (meek or quiet).--A sub-division or exogamous sept of Ganiga and Padma Sale. The equivalent Sadhumatam has been recorded, at times of census, by Janappans. The name Sadhu is applied to ascetics or Bairagis. Sagarakula.--A synonym of the Upparas, who claim descent from a king Sagara Chakravarthi of the Mahabharata. Sahavasi.--The Sahavasis are described, in the Mysore Census Report, 1891, as "immigrants like the Chitpavanas. Sahavasi means co-tenant or associate, and the name is said to have been earned by the community in the following manner. In remote times a certain Brahman came upon hidden treasure, but, to his amazement, the contents appeared in his eye to be all live scorpions. Out of curiosity, he hung one of them outside his house. A little while after, a woman of inferior caste, who was passing by the house, noticed it to be gold, and, upon her questioning him about it, the Brahman espoused her, and by her means was able to enjoy the treasure. He gave a feast in honour of his acquisition of wealth. He was subsequently outcasted for his mésalliance with the low caste female, while those that ate with him were put under a ban, and thus acquired the nickname." Sahu.--A title of Bolasis, Godiyas, and other Oriya castes. Saindla (belonging to the death-house).--A sub-division of Mala. Sajjana (good men).--A synonym of Lingayat Ganigas. Sajje (millet: Setaria italica).--An exogamous sept of Devanga. Sakala.--See Tsakala. Sakkereya.--Some Upparas style themselves Mel (western) Sakkereya-varu. Their explanation is that they used to work in salt, which is more essential than sugar, and that Mel Sakkare means superior sugar.