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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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