India history and geography

Source: Project Gutenberg: Castes and Tribes of Southern India, Volume 1

Sandala (“lanes”) is one of the many exogamous septs (division) among the Telugu section of the Devangas (a caste of weavers). The Devangas, speaking Telugu or Canarese, are found all over the Madras Presidency. Devanga is composed of Deva and angam, “limb of god”.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

sandala (संदल).—n A metal vessel of a certain form and size.

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sandalā (संदला).—m (Better sandhalā q. v. sandhi Chink &c.) Fine lime well ground and blended (for overlaying rough chunam-work and its openings).

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

sandalā (संदला).—m Commonly called sanalā. Fine lime well ground and blended.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Starts with: Cantalam, Cantalan, Cantalappavi, Cantalapperu, Cantalar, Cantalatturoki, Sandalanem, Sandalavanda.

Full-text: Sanala, Tivakirtti.

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