The Early History of the Deccan (Parts I–XI) v2.c15.s3.t4.30

v2.c15.s3.t4.30

The āyagārs, in addition to the tax-free lands granted to them in lieu of money payments, received also allotments of grain called mēras from the villagers. The cultivators had to measure out to each of them a quantity of paddy or other produce for every field, kapila, or khaṇḍuga, as fixed by the custom of the village. Some of the āyagārs, especially the washerman and the barber, received doles of food on various festive occasions.