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DEVENDRA The shortness of stature of some of the weaving classes which I have examined is brought out by the following average measurements: —

 Dēvēndra.— A name assumed by some Pallans, who claim to be descended from the king of the gods (dēvas).  Dhabba (split bamboo). — Dhabba or Dhabbai is the name of a sub-division of Koravas, who split bamboos, and make various articles therefrom.  '''Dhakkado. —''' A small mixed class of Oriya cultivators, concerning whom there is a proverb that a Dhakkado does not know his father. They are described, in the Census Report, 1891, as "a caste of cultivators found in the Jeypore agency tracts. They are said to be the offspring of a Brāhman and a Sūdra girl, and, though living on the hills, they are not an uncivilised hill tribe. Some prepare and sell the sacred thread, others are confectioners. They wear the sacred thread, and do not drink water from the hands of any except Brāhmans. Girls are married before puberty, and widow marriage is practiced. They are flesh-eaters, and their dead are usually buried."

In a note on the Dhakkados, Mr. C. Hayavadana Rao writes that "the illegitimate descendant of a Brāhman and a hill woman of the non-polluting castes is said to be known as a Dhakkado. The Dhakkados assume Brāhmanical names, but, as regards marriages, funerals, etc., follow the customs of their mother's caste. Her caste people intermarry with her children. A 