Uyyala (a swing).--An exogamous sept of Mala, Mutracha, and Yerukala. During the marriage ceremonies of Brahmans and some non-Brahman castes, the bride and bridegroom are seated in a swing within the marriage booth, and songs called uyyala patalu (swing songs) are sung by women to the accompaniment of music. V Vada.--On the coast of Ganjam and Vizagapatam, the sea fishermen are either Vadas or Jalaris, both of which are Telugu castes. The fishing operations are carried on by the men, and the fish are sold by the women in markets and villages. Various Oriya castes, e.g., Kevuto, Kondra, Tiyoro, etc., are employed as fishermen, but only in fresh-water. The Vadas seem to be a section of the Palles, with whom they will interdine and intermarry. They call themselves Vada Balijas, though they have no claim to be regarded as Balijas. Sometimes they are called Kalasis by Oriya people. Socially the Vadas occupy a low position. Their language is a corrupt and vulgar form of Telugu. The men wear a conical palm leaf cap, such as is worn by the Pattanavan fishermen in the Tamil country. In the presence of a superior, they remove their loin-cloth and place it round their neck and shoulders as a mark of respect. Among many other castes, this would, on the contrary, be regarded as an act of impertinence. Like other Telugu castes, the Vadas have exogamous intiperus, some of which seem to be peculiar to them, e.g., Mailapilli, Ganupilli, Sodupilli, Davulupilli. Other intiperus are such as are common to many Telugu castes. The caste headmen are entitled Kularaju and Pilla, and the appointments are apparently held by members of particular septs. At Chatrapur, for example, they belong to the Mailapilli and Vanka septs. There is also a caste servant styled Samayanodu. The headmen seem to have more power among the Vadas than among other Telugu castes, and all kinds of caste matters are referred to them for disposal. They receive a fee for every marriage, and arrange various details in connection with the wedding ceremonial. This is based on the Telugu type, with a few variations. When a young man's relations proceed to the house of the girl whom it is proposed that he should marry, the elders of her family offer water in a brass vessel to their guests, if they approve of the match. During the marriage rites, the bride and bridegroom sit within a pandal (booth), and the men of the bridegroom's party exhibit to those assembled betel leaf, areca nuts, oil, turmeric paste, etc., in which no foreign matter, such as fragments of paper, rags, etc., must be found. If they are discovered, a fine is inflicted.