Kallan Muppan.--In the Madras Census Report, 1901, Kallan Muppan is returned as "a sub-caste of the Malabar Kammalans, the members of which are stone-workers." A correspondent writes to me that, "while the Kammalans are a polluting and polyandrous class, the Kallan Muppans are allowed to enter the outside enclosure of temples. They do not remarry their widows, and are strictly monogamous. Their purohits are Tamil barbers, who officiate at their marriages. The barber shaves the bridegroom before the wedding ceremony. The purohit has also to blow the conch-shell all the way from the bridegroom's house to that of the bride."
The names Kallan and Kalkotti are also those by which the Malabar stone-masons are known.
Kallangi.--Kallangi and Kallaveli (Kallan's fence) are fanciful names, returned by Pallis at times of census.
Kallasari (stone-workers).--The occupational name of a sub-division of Malayalam Kammalans.
Kallatakurup.--A sub-division of Ambalavasis, who sing in Bhagavati temples. They play on a stringed instrument, called nandurini, with two strings and a number of wooden stops glued on to the long handle, and a wooden plectrum.
Kallu (stone).--A sub-division of Ganiga and Odde. Kallukoti (stone-mason) is a sub-division of Malabar Kammalans, who work in stone.
Kallukatti.--It is noted, in the Gazetteer of the South Canara district, that "a grinding stone made of granite is an article peculiar to South Canara. It is a semicircular, oval-shaped block with a flat bottom, and a round hole in the middle of the surface. It has another oval-shaped block, thin and long, with one end so shaped as to fit into the hole in the larger block. These two together make what is known as the grinding-stone of the district, which is used for grinding curry-stuff, rice, wheat, etc. Mill-stones for pounding grain are also made of granite. Formerly, a class of people called Kallukattis used to make such articles, but the industry is now taken up by other castes as well. Mile-stones, slabs for temple door-frames, idols and other figures for temple purposes are also made of granite."
Kallur.--Recorded, in the Travancore Census Report, 1901, as a name for the Pulikkappanikkan sub-division of Nayar.