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A JOURNEY FROM MADRAS THROUGH 
CHAPTER 
V. 
July 16. 
Sri Vaiskna- 
iam Brdh- 
mans. 
poor. Most of them are Vaidika, and therefore few choose to follow 
any useful profession. Thirty of the houses are of such high rank* 
that they live entirely upon charity. 
16th July. — I remained at Cldc a B ala-pur a, where I find that a 
large proportion of the inhabitants speak, as their native dialect, 
the Tdinga language ; yet the Ndrdyana family were of Karnata ex- 
traction. At this place the regulations of Krishna lldyalu were 
never received, owing perhaps to its having been in possession of 
the Ndrdyana family before it became subject to the yoke of the 
Anagundi kings, who were of Tdinga descent. 
The Brahman who is here reckoned the most learned of the Sri 
Vaishnam?n sect says, that Rama Anuj a A chary a made 700 Sannyctsis , 
each of which had a Mata , or college, and 74 hereditary chiefs. 
The Sannydm are now reduced to five that are called thrones (Sin- 
ghasanas ); but the whole of the hereditary chiefs remain. About 
oOO years ago a schism arose in the sect concerning the interpreta- 
tion of certain of their books. Some of the Sannydsi and some of 
the hereditary chiefs followed one interpretation, and some ano- 
ther ; and each was followed by the whole of the disciples belong- 
ing to his college, or house. Hence the Sri Vaishnamm are divided 
into Tangalay and Wadagalay, who will neither eat together, nor 
intermarry. The *5W Vaishnamms of the country south from the 
Krishna river will not intermarry with either Smartal or Madual ; 
but those from Golconda are not so scrupulous ; and many, who 
originally came from that country, are now settled in these parts. 
The differences between the two sects of Aayngar consist in some 
ceremonies : for instance, at prayers, the Wadagalay ring a bell, 
which the Tangalay hold in abhorrence. Besides, the Wadagalay 
think, that in order to obtain future bliss, it is very necessary to 
be regular in their devotions, and liberal in their charity to pious 
Brahmans. Their opponents attach lessdmportance to those duties. 
This man denies that his sect ever bestow ‘proper Upadtsa on their 
Sudra followers, or ever read proper Mantrams to them. These 
