Note 1 — Chapter XXIX · TEIVALIOL AND TARTHAROL
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The names of the two divisions probably correspond with this differentiation of function. The Teivaliol evidently derive their name from the sacred office, deva, of Sanskrit origin, being in common use in South India for ‘sacred,’ while devalayam means a temple.1 The origin of Tartharol2 is more doubtful, but I believe that the word carries the idea of ordinary, târ being used sometimes in this sense.