Abstract
When Brahmanism spread from Gangetic basin to different parts of India through Land Grants, it encountered a lot of people who were worshipping different local Gods and Goddesses. Social and religious categories in medieval times were not static but fluid and dynamic. Brahmanas interaction with local people for various economic and social reasons compelled the Great tradition to accommodate many lower castes and tribes of medieval Andhra Pradesh. This necessitated various myths and legends. The present article discusses four popular legends which talk about the process of this integration. It appears that acculturation in Medieval Andhra Pradesh society became possible through these myths as some castes also achieved some sort of mobility.
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