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	The '''Domar''', are a [[Hindu]] [[Caste system in India\|caste]] found in the state of [[Karnataka]] in India.		The '''Domar''' are a [[Hindu]] [[Caste system in India\|caste]] found in the state of [[Karnataka]] in India.

	==Origin==		==Origin==

	According to the traditions of the Domar~~, who are also known as Mehtoar~~, their origin lies with [[Harishchandra]], who on an occasion is said to have disguised himself as a [[Domba\|Dom]] at a funeral pyre in [[Varanasi]]. ~~The Domar are very likely to be of [[Bhangi]] origin, and many are still employed as sweepers and scavengers.~~ They are found mainly in eastern Uttar Pradesh, principally in the districts of [[Kanpur Nagar district\|Kanpur]], [[Raebareli District\|Raebareli]], and [[Allahabad District\|Allahabad]]. They speak the [[Awadhi]] dialect.<ref name="poi">People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part One edited by A Hasan & J C Das pages 460 to 464 Manohar Publications</ref>		According to the traditions of the Domar, their origin lies with [[Harishchandra]], who on an occasion is said to have disguised himself as a [[Domba\|Dom]] at a funeral pyre in [[Varanasi]]. They are found mainly in eastern Uttar Pradesh, principally in the districts of [[Kanpur Nagar district\|Kanpur]], [[Raebareli District\|Raebareli]], and [[Allahabad District\|Allahabad]]. They speak the [[Awadhi]] dialect.<ref name="poi">People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part One edited by A Hasan & J C Das pages 460 to 464 Manohar Publications</ref>

	==Present circumstances==		==Present circumstances==

	The Domar community are said to have originally consisted of ~~seven~~ divisions, the Domar proper, the [[Turahiya]], ~~the [[Lal Begi]],~~ the Hadi, the [[Bansphor]], the [[Dusadh]] and the Dhanuk. All these are now distinct communities, and strictly endogamous. The Domar, like other Hindu communities practice clan exogamy. They are Hindu but are rarely visited by [[Brahmin]] priests, and have their own religious specialist.{{cn\|date=February 2017}}		The Domar community are said to have originally consisted of several divisions, the Domar proper, the [[Turahiya]], the Hadi, the [[Bansphor]], the [[Dusadh]] and the Dhanuk. All these are now distinct communities, and strictly endogamous. The Domar, like other Hindu communities practice clan exogamy. They are Hindu but are rarely visited by [[Brahmin]] priests, and have their own religious specialist.{{cn\|date=February 2017}}

	The Domar are a landless community, providing the bulk of the agricultural labourers in eastern Uttar Pradesh. Many urban Domars are employed as cleaners in hospitals. The Domar remain one of the most marginalized communities in the [[Awadh]] region. They live in multi-caste villages, but occupy their own distinct quarters. As a [[Dalit]] community, they often suffer from societal discrimination. Each of their settlement contains an informal caste council, known as a biradari panchayat. The panchayat acts as instrument of social control, dealing with issues such as divorce and adultery.<ref name="poi"/>		The Domar are a landless community, providing the bulk of the agricultural labourers in eastern Uttar Pradesh. Many urban Domars are employed as cleaners in hospitals. The Domar remain one of the most marginalized communities in the [[Awadh]] region. They live in multi-caste villages, but occupy their own distinct quarters. As a [[Dalit]] community, they often suffer from societal discrimination. Each of their settlement contains an informal caste council, known as a biradari panchayat. The panchayat acts as instrument of social control, dealing with issues such as divorce and adultery.<ref name="poi"/>

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{{community|
|group= Domar
|poptime =
|popplace = [[India]]
|langs = [[Awadhi language|Awadhi]] • [[Bhojpuri]] • [[Khari boli]] • [[Hindi]]
|rels= [[Hinduism]]
|related= [[Bhangi]] • [[Hela (caste)|Hela]] • [[Turahiya]] • [[Lal Begi]] • [[Bansphor]]
}}
The '''Domar''', are a [[Hindu]] [[Caste system in India|caste]] found in the state of [[Karnataka]] in India.

==Origin==

According to the traditions of the Domar, who are also known as Mehtoar, their origin lies with [[Harishchandra]], who on an occasion is said to have disguised himself as a [[Domba|Dom]] at a funeral pyre in [[Varanasi]]. The Domar are very likely to be of [[Bhangi]] origin, and many are still employed as sweepers and scavengers. They are found mainly in eastern Uttar Pradesh, principally in the districts of [[Kanpur Nagar district|Kanpur]], [[Raebareli District|Raebareli]], and [[Allahabad District|Allahabad]]. They speak the [[Awadhi]] dialect.<ref name="poi">People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part One edited by A Hasan & J C Das pages 460 to 464 Manohar Publications</ref>

==Present circumstances==

The Domar community are said to have originally consisted of seven divisions, the Domar proper, the [[Turahiya]], the [[Lal Begi]], the Hadi, the [[Bansphor]], the [[Dusadh]] and the Dhanuk. All these are now distinct communities, and strictly endogamous. The Domar, like other Hindu communities practice clan exogamy. They are Hindu but are rarely visited by [[Brahmin]] priests, and have their own religious specialist.{{cn|date=February 2017}}

The Domar are a landless community, providing the bulk of the agricultural labourers in eastern Uttar Pradesh. Many urban Domars are employed as cleaners in hospitals. The Domar remain one of the most marginalized communities in the [[Awadh]] region. They live in multi-caste villages, but occupy their own distinct quarters. As a [[Dalit]] community, they often suffer from societal discrimination. Each of their settlement contains an informal caste council, known as a biradari panchayat. The panchayat acts as instrument of social control, dealing with issues such as divorce and adultery.<ref name="poi"/>

The [[2011 Census of India]] for Uttar Pradesh showed the Domar classified as a [[Scheduled Caste]] with a population of 24,581.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/SC_ST/PCA-A10/SC-0900-PCA-A-10-ddw.xlsx |title= A-10 Individual Scheduled Caste Primary Census Abstract Data and its Appendix - Uttar Pradesh |publisher=Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India |accessdate=2017-02-06}}</ref>

==References==
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