Sambandham.--Sambandham, meaning literally connexion, is "the term used by the Nayars [and other castes] of South Malabar to denote that a man and woman are united by a quasi-matrimonial bond." [143] In Act IV of 1896, Madras, sambandham is defined as "an alliance between a man and a woman, by reason of which they, in accordance with the custom of the community, to which they belong, or either of them belongs, cohabit or intend to cohabit as husband and wife." Same (millet: Panicum miliare).--An exogamous sept of Kuruba. Sami Puli (holy tiger).--An exogamous sept of Kallan. Sammathi Makkal (hammer-men).--An exogamous section of Kallan. Sammeraya.--A name for Telugu beggars employed as servants and messengers by the heads of Lingayat mutts (religious institutions). It is derived from samme, denoting confederacy or league, and denotes those who are bound to the rules laid down by Lingayats. Samolo.--A title of Doluva. Sampige.--Sampige and Sampangi (champac: Michelia Champaca) have been recorded as an exogamous sept of Kurni and Odde. Champac flowers are used in the manufacture of temple garlands. Samudra.--Samudra, Samudram, or Samudrala, meaning the ocean, has been recorded as an exogamous sept of Telugu Brahmans, Koravas, Kurubas, Balijas, and Malas. The equivalent Tamudri occurs as the title of the Zamorin, who is the sea-king or ruler of Calicut. Sani.--The Sanivallu, who are a Telugu dancing-girl caste, are described, in the Vizagapatam Manual, as women who have not entered into matrimony, gain money by prostitution, and acting as dancers at feasts. Sani is also a title of the Oriya Doluvas in Ganjam, who are said to be descended from Puri Rajas by their concubines. The streets occupied by Sanis are, in Ganjam, known as Sani vidhi. I have heard of missionaries, who, in consequence of this name, insist on their wives being addressed as Ammagaru instead of by the customary name Dorasani.