Sivadvija.--The name, denoting Saivite Brahman, by which Mussads like to be called. Also recorded as a synonym of Stanika. Sivaratri.--An exogamous sept of Odde, named after the annual Mahasivaratri festival in honour of Siva. Holy ashes, sacred to Siva, prepared by Smartas on this day, are considered to be very pure. Sivarchaka.--The word means those who do puja (worship) to Siva. Priests at the temple of village deities are ordinarily known as Pujari, Pusali, Occhan, etc., but nowadays prefer the title of Umarchaka or Sivarchaka. The name Sivala occurs in the Madras Census Report, 1901. Siviyar.--Siviyar means literally a palanquin-bearer, and is an occupational name applied to those employed in that capacity. For this reason a sub-division of the Idaiyans is called Siviyar. The Siviyars of Coimbatore say that they have no connection with either Idaiyans or Toreyas, but are Besthas who emigrated from Mysore during the troublous times of the Muhammadan usurpation. The name Siviyar is stated to have been given to them by the Tamils, as they were palanquin-bearers to officers on circuit and others in the pre-railway days. They claim origin, on the authority of a book called Parvatharaja Charithum, from Parvatharaja. Their main occupations at the present day are tank and river fishing, but some are petty traders, physicians, peons, etc. Their language is Canarese, and their title Naickan. They have eighteen marriage divisions or gotras, named after persons from whom the various gotras are said to have been descended. On occasions of marriage, when betel leaf is distributed, it must be given to members of the different gotras in their order of precedence. In cases of adultery, the guilty parties are tied to a post, and beaten with tamarind switches. When a grown-up but unmarried person dies, the corpse is made to go through a mock marriage with a human figure cut out of a palm leaf. Sodabisiya.--A sub-division of Domb. Soi.--A title of Doluva. It is a form of Sui or Swayi. Solaga.--See Sholaga. Soliyan.--Soliyan or Soliya is a territorial name, meaning an inhabitant of the Chola country, recorded as a sub-division of Karnam, Idaiyan, Pallan, and Vellala. The equivalent Solangal occurs as an exogamous sept of Vallamban, and Soliya illam (Malayalam, house) as an exogamous sept of Panikkans in the Tamil country. Some Pallis style themselves Solakanar (descendants of Chola kings), or Solakula Kshatriya. (See Sozhia.) Somakshatri.--A name sometimes adopted by Canarese Ganigas in South Canara. Somara.--Recorded, in the Madras Census Report, 1901, as a small class of potters in the Vizagapatam hills. Somari (idler).--A division of Yanadis, who do scavenging work, and eat the refuse food thrown away by people from the leaf plate after a meal. Soma Varada (Sunday).--The name of Kurubas who worship their god on Sundays. Sonagan.--See Jonagan.