page_title: Dhodia
section_title: Festivals
hierarchical_section_title: Dhodia / Festivals
caption_attribution_description: English: Dhodia
context_page_description: The majority of the Dhodia tribes are located in the southern part of Gujarat, Surat and Valsad districts, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Rajasthan of India. In Maharashtra, they are found mainly in the district of Thane.Their language is the Dhodia language. It is a language which is a mixture of unique words, as well as some words influenced by Gujarati as well as Marathi. Their language does not have a written tradition.
context_section_description: They celebrate all the festivals that other Hindus do. Diwali, Holi are some examples. The majority of Dhodia believe in and are devoted to "Kanasari" or "Kanseri" (Goddess of food). They celebrate the "Kanseri" festival annually at harvest. The "Kanseri" Goddess is otherwise known as Goddess "Annapurna" by most Hindus.
  The Dhodia also celebrate "Divaso".
  Vagh baras is also celebrated in a unique fashion in some Dhodia villages where men colour themselves in stripes representing the Vagh( tiger) and others as plain white or other colours denoting cattle. The tiger chases the cattle. Finally at the end of the sport the village inhabitants eat together and celebrate.
  Also they make Bhakhras for pooja rituals to their Kuldev on this day.
caption: Dhodia Tur ane Thail
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