Kaikadi people

They speak Kaikadi, a Dravidian language closely related to Tamil with significant Indo-Aryan admixture.[4] Colonial scholars had a significant disdain for the community, with Robert Vane Russell calling them "disreputable" and with "bad morals."They touch supposedly "polluted" communities above the Kunbi in the caste hierarchy, and they are barred from entering village temples, although they can live inside.The Kaikadis mainly worship Nagas, mainly on Nag Panchami, but also pay reverence to Khandoba.They also have a set of exogamous clans: Gadge, Gaikwad, Patke, Mule, Makadwale, Shamdire [7] and Mane.
Kaikadi languageMaharashtraKarnatakaVidarbhaKaikadiDravidian languageIndo-AryanRobert Vane RussellTelanganaYerukalaScheduled CastesNag PanchamiKhandobaGaikwadSouth India