Castes and Tribes of Southern India/Gejjēgara

by Edgar Thurston

Gejjēgara.——A sub-caste of the Canarese Pānchālas. They are described, in the Mysore Census Report, 1891, as makers of small round bells (gungru), which are used for decorating the head or neck of bullocks, and tied by dancing-girls round their ankles when dancing.