Vilyakara.--Recorded, in the Madras Census Report, 1901, as "a sub-caste of Servegara or Kotegara." Vilyakara, Valekara and Olekara are names indicating the occupation of a servant under Government or a private individual. Vinka (white-ant: Termites).--An exogamous sept of Jatapu. Vipravinodi.--In a note on the Vipravinodis, Mr. C. Hayavadana Rao writes that they are said to be the descendants of a Brahman by a Lingayat woman. They are Lingayats, and are called Vipravinodi because they perform acrobatic feats before Vipras, or Brahmans. They generally travel about the country with their wives and children. One of their favourite feats is throwing up three stone or wooden balls in the air, and catching them, or rolling them over various parts of the body. When they perform before a mixed audience, they call themselves Naravidya varu, which is said to be an abbreviated form of Narulu Mechche Vidyalu Chese varu, or those who perform feats which men praise. The dead are buried in a sitting posture. Virabhadra.--A synonym of the Tamil washermen (Vannan), whose patron deity is Virabhadra, from whom they claim descent. Viragu (firewood).--A sub-division of Vettuvan. Virakudiyan.--A synonym of Panisavans, who are engaged in blowing the conch shell on ceremonial occasions. Virala (heroes).--An exogamous sept of Golla and Kapu. Vira Magali (a god).--An exogamous section of Kallan. Viramushti.--For the following account of the Viramushtis in the Vizagapatam district, I am indebted to Mr. C. Hayavadana Rao. They are Lingayats, but do not, as a rule, wear the lingam, as it is the custom to postpone initiation until death, when the linga is tied on the corpse by a Jangam before it is buried. Those who are initiated during life wear the linga suspended from the neck. The Viramushtis seem to have several sub-divisions, e.g., Naga Mallika (Rhinacanthus communis), the roots of which are believed to cure snake-bite, Puccha Kaya (Citrullus Colocynthis), Triputa (Ipomoea Turpethum), and Ramadosa (Cucumis Melo). Girls are married before or after puberty. The menarikam custom, according to which a man should marry his maternal uncle's daughter, is observed. A voli (bride-price) of sixteen rupees, or half a tola of gold, in the form of jewelry, is given to the bride.