[441]--A small caste of Berar, who are really Chamars; in the Central Provinces the Dohors are a well-known subcaste of Chamars, but in Berar they appear to have obtained a separate name, under which about 6000 persons were returned in 1911.

They work in leather like the Chamars or Mochis.

With the ambition of bettering their social status among the Hindus the caste strictly observe the sanctity of animal life.

No Dohor may molest an animal or even pelt it with stones.

A man who sells a cow or bullock to butchers is put out of caste, but if he repents and gets the animal back before it is slaughtered, a fine of Rs.