< Castes and Tribes of Southern India
Gōrantla (Lawsonia alba : henna). — An exogamous sept of Golla and Padma Sālē. The leaves of this plant are widely used by Natives as an article of toilet for staining the nails, and by Muhammadans for dyeing the hair red.
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