Dhoddi.--Dhoddi, meaning a court or back-yard, cattle-pen, or sheep-fold, has been recorded as an exogamous sept of Devanga, Koppala Velama, Kama Sale, Mala, and Yanadi. Dhoddiyan.--A name given by Tamilians to Jogis. Dhollo.--Dhollo is recorded in the Madras Census Report, 1901, as the same as Doluva. A correspondent informs me that Dhollo is said to be different from Doluva. Dhoma (gnat or mosquito).--An exogamous sept of Mala. Dhondapu (Cephalandra indica).--An exogamous sept of Devanga. The fruit is one of the commonest of native vegetables, and cooked in curries. Dhoni (boat).--An exogamous sept of Mila and Oruganti Kapu. In a paper on the native vessels of South India by Mr. Edge, published in the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, the dhoni is described as "a vessel of ark-like form, about 70 feet long, 20 feet broad, and 11 feet deep, with a flat bottom or keel part, which at the broadest place is 7 feet. "The whole equipment of these rude vessels, as well as their construction, is the most coarse and unseaworthy that I have ever seen." The dhoni, with masts, is represented in the ancient lead and copper coinage of Southern India. Dhor.--In the Madras Census Report, 1901, a few (164) individuals were returned as "Dher, a low caste of Marathi leather workers." They were, I gather from the Bombay Gazetteer, Dhors or tanners who dwell in various parts of the Bombay Presidency, and whose home speech, names and surnames seem to show that they have come from the Maratha country. Dhudala (calves).--An exogamous sept of Thumati Golla. Dhudho (milk).--A sept of Omanaito. Dhuggani (money).--An exogamous sept of Devanga. Dhuliya.--Dhuliya or Dulia is a small class of Oriya cultivators, some of whom wear the sacred thread, and employ Boishnobs as their priests. Marriage before puberty is not compulsory, and widows can remarry. They eat flesh. The dead are cremated. [94] The name is said to be derived from dhuli, dust, with which those who work in the fields are covered. Dhuliya also means carriers of dhulis (dhoolies), which are a form of palanquin. Didavi.--A sub-division of Poroja. Digambara (space-clad or sky-clad, i.e., nude).--One of the two main divisions of the Jains. The Digambaras are said [95] to "regard absolute nudity as the indispensable sign of holiness, though the advance of civilisation has compelled them to depart from the practice of their theory." Divar.--See Deva. Diyasi.--An exogamous sept of Dandasi. The members thereof show special reverence for the sun, and cloths, mokkutos (forehead chaplets), garlands, and other articles to be used by the bride and bridegroom at a wedding are placed outside the house, so that they may be exposed to it. Dolaiya.--A title of Doluva and Odia. Dolobehara.--The name of headmen or their assistants among many Oriya castes. In some cases, e.g., among the Haddis, the name is used as a title by families, members of which are headmen.