Dhūsar.—Subcaste of Bania.
Dhusia.—Subcaste of Murha.
Digāmbari.—A sect of Jain Banias who do not clothe their idols and apply saffron to their feet. Also a class of Bairāgis or religious mendicants.
Diharia or Kisān.—(One who lives in a village or a cultivator.). Subcaste of Korwa.
Dikhit, Dikshit, Dixit.—(The Initiator.) A subcaste of Brāhman. A clan of Rājpūts of the solar race formerly dominant in the United Provinces.
Dila.—(A pointed stick tied to a calf’s mouth to prevent him from sucking.) A totemistic sept of Kawar. They do not use a stick in this manner. A section of Ahīr.
Dillawāl.—A subcaste of Kasār. Those belonging to or coming from Delhi.
Dingkuchia.—(One who castrates cattle and ponies.) Subcaste of Ghasia.
Dipawālia.—(One who supplies oil for the lamps at Diwāli.) A sept of Teli.
Dīpbans.—(Son of the lamp.) Title of Teli.