17. Lastly, a story explains the hatred of the Magahiya Doms for Dhobis. Supach Bhagat once put up at the house of a Dhobi who, when he was drunk, fed his guest on the dung of his ass. Supach Bhagat cursed him and his kin for ever, and since that time no Dom will touch an ass or a Dhobi. In the Bihâr form of the legend, as told by Mr. Risley, Supach Bhagat had a quarrel with a Dhobi and killed and ate his ass. He subsequently cursed the Dhobi. Mr. Risley suggests that the legend may perhaps be a distorted version of some primitive taboo in which Dhobis and donkeys somehow played a part, but it is perhaps equally possible that the story may have been invented to explain why the general Hindu taboo against the Dhobi and his ass is followed by a caste so little scrupulous as the Doms. [The Bânsphor Doms.] 18. The Bânsphor branch of the Eastern Doms forms the subject of a special article, and they need not be discussed more specially here. [The Litta Doms.] 19. The Litta branch of the Doms are said to derive their name from some word which means “wanderer.” They may perhaps be connected with the Let sub-caste of the Bengal Bâgdis, who are probably akin to the Doms. These people have no home and live by begging. [The Domra branch of the Eastern Doms.] 20. The term Domra or Domahra, which is applied to the whole tribe, is also apparently sometimes used in the more restricted sense as designating those Doms who supply fire at cremation grounds. [The Jallâd or Hatyâra branch of the Eastern Doms.] 21. The term Jallâd, which is an Arabic term for “a public flogger,” and Hatyâra (Sans. hatya, “murder”) is more specially applied to those Doms who are employed in cities to kill ownerless dogs and to act as public executioners. [The Dharkâr branch of the Eastern Doms.] 22. The Dharkâr branch of the Eastern Doms has been treated of in a separate article. [The Harchanni branch of the Eastern Doms.] 23. The Harchanni branch of the Eastern Doms claim their name and descent from the celebrated Râja Harischandra who, as told in connection with the Bhangis, gave away all his wealth in charity and was reduced to become the slave of a Dom. In return for the kindness of his master the Râja converted the whole tribe to his religion, which they followed ever since.