Marriage within the clan is prohibited. Karnataka The Agasa a washerfolk community,are also known as Madivala, Nanjundayya and Iyer (1928) record that on the occasion of Dakshabrahma's sacrifice, Lord Siva created a ferocious person, Virabhadra,who in his anger,got his clothes bloodstained while killing Daksha and his com panions.Virabhadra appeared before Lord Shiva and thought lessly allowed his impure garments to come in contact with the god. Uttar Pradesh Perhaps the largest concentration of Dhobis is found in Uttar Pradesh. They have been granted scheduled caste status.The community is strictly endogamous,and practice clan exogamy.Their main clans, known as gotras,are the Ayodhiabasi, Mathur, Srivash, Belwar and Jaiswar.Belwar, practice hypergamy, with clans of lower status giving girls in marriage to those of higher status,but not receiving girls.They are used titles like KanaujiaDiwakar, Bharti, Choudhary etc.They speak the various dialects of Hindi, such as Khari boli and Awadhi The Dhobi are still involved in their traditional occupation, which is washing clothes. Traditionally, the community would wash clothes for particular families, and would receive grain and services from them. But with the growth of the cash economy, most Dhobi are now paid money for their services. A significant number of Dhobis are cultivators, and this particularly so in western Uttar Pradesh. They live in multi-caste villages, but occupy their own distinct quarters. Each of their settlement contains an informal caste council, known as a biradari panchayat. The panchayat acts as instrument of social control, dealing with issues such as divorce and adultery. Andhra pradhesh Rajaka Community Rajaka community has two dependant sub-castes,namely Patamuvaru and Ganjikutivaru.They are also called Patamollu,Patamchakallu or Arogya Brahmins in Andhra Pradesh. They recite Rajaka Puranam which is also called Basavapuranam or Basava Vijayamu with the help of Coprtad at 96 Art and Culture of Marginalised Nomadic Tribes in Andhra.a Patam in which they trace the origin and evolution of the Rajaka community. There is a legend regarding the origin of Patamuvaru.According to it,Virabhadra who was sent to destroy Daksha Yajna by Lord Shiva,was supposed to have committed a grave sin by the destruction of Yajna which was equal to that of killing of gods.Siva though admired Virabhadra for his valour and achievement,ordered him to wash the clothes of gods to propitiate his sin.Virabhadra went to Swarnakamala sarasu and he was very much disturbed how to do this job. While he was worrying about the ignominy of such act, two drops of