Conclusion :-

The sheep breeding and wool weaving have great prospects both as an industry and trade and thus occupy a key position in the country's economy. The contribution of the kurumas to the society is manifold. Unfortunately, even after 59 years of Independence, the kurumas still remain backvvard in the social, educational, economic and political fields. The kurumas of Rayalaseema are unnecessarily involved in the faction feuds of the region. The Government of Andhra Pradesh should make a sincere attempt to improve the lot of the kurumas, including the weaning away of the Rayalaseema kurumas from the dangerous faction fights. at the bottom through which the water trickles. Proceeding from the spot beneath which the head rests, he walks around the grave, drops the pot on the mound and goes home without casting a look back. (46). The dead are buried in a lying posture, with the head pointing to the south. The Lingayat kurumas bury their dead in a sitting posture, with the face to the north. After life is extinct, the corpse is washed, dressed in new c(othes and borne, on the shoulders, to the grave. On the 3rd day after death, a goat is sacrificed on the burial ground. The flesh is cooked, offered at the grave and thrown to the birds. The unmarried dead are disposed of without any rites or ceremonies. If a wealthy man dies unmarried, a curious ceremony is performed, which entitles him to the full funeral rites. As soon as the man breathes his last, his body is washed with water and carried to the temple of Beerappa. Four vessels are arranged in a square and a thread is wound round them. The body is seated within this, with a bashingam tied to its forehead and a stick of amaya wood in its hand. To this stick is tied a handkerchief with five knots. A number of sheep and goats are killed before the God and the members of the caste present are feasted. After the performance of this ceremony, the dead man is buried as if he had been married in life. Mourning is observed ten days for the married and three days for the unmarried. No Sraddha is performed by the members of the caste. On the Pitra Amavasya or the last day of Bhadrapad (September - October), alms are given to Brahmins and Jangams. In the month of Shravana the deceased's first wife of a man is appeased by his second wife if alive. The dead wife is represented by an earthen pot, which is known as Pyarantal or Korati Ellamma.