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The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India--Volume I (of IV)

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Dhur is a name given to the body of Gonds as opposed to the Raj-Gonds.

One of the commonest septs of Gonds.

A sept of Baiga, Kolta, Kalar and Nat.

A title of Parja.
_Dhusar_ .-- Subcaste of Bania.
_Dhusia_ .-- Subcaste of Murha.
_Digambari_ .-- A sect of Jain Banias who do not clothe their idols and apply saffron to their feet.

Also a class of Bairagis or religious mendicants.
_Diharia_ or _Kisan_ .-- (One who lives in a village or a cultivator.).


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