Aruva
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Aruva
Groups/subgroups: Maulana, Nayak, Patra, Ponda [Orissa] Titles: Behara, Mollana, Mondolo, Nayako, Patro, Podhano, Ponda, Pradhano (chief) [E. Thurston] Surnames: Mallana, Nayak, Patra [Orissa] Exogamous units/clans: Nagesha (serpent) [Orissa] Exogamous units/lineages: Banka, Barakhia, Baxi, Brahmania, Chandani [Orissa]
