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{{Short description|Tribe in India}}
{{More citations needed|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox tribe
| name             = Dhodia
| image             =
| type             = Caste
| location         =  [[Vapi]] To [[Tapi district|Tapi]] in [[Gujarat]] [[India]]
| population       = 5,36,000 (2012)
| homepage         = {{URL|http://www.dhodia.in/}}  
}}
'''Dhodia''' are an [[Adivasi]] people who have been placed in the Indian communities recognition, under [[Schedule Tribes]].{{citation needed|date=March 2022}} The majority of the Dhodia [[tribe]]s are located in the southern part of [[Gujarat]] ([[Navsari]], [[Surat]] and [[Valsad]] districts), [[Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[Maharashtra]], [[Karnataka]] and [[Rajasthan]]. In [[Maharashtra]], they are found mainly in the district of [[Thane]]. They speak [[Dhodia language]], which has some unique words, as well as some words influenced by [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] and [[Marathi language|Marathi]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://dhodia.info/language.aspx |title=Dhodia Language |access-date=2008-04-26 |archive-date=2012-02-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120210191154/http://dhodia.info/language.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>People of India Maharshtra Volume XXX  Part One edited by B.V Bhanu, B.R Bhatnagar, D.K Bose, V.S Kulkarni and J Sreenath pages 529-535</ref>

==Religion and customs==
Most of the dhodia believe in traditional religious practices [http://dhodia.info/Religions.aspx].
The majority of Dhodia people worship Khatra and Nature, while some follow Hinduism. The Dhodia community also has several subcastes or 'Kul' within it.

Dhodiya clan have clan deity bhavani mata and kul dev bharam dev.they have yearly worship on clan temple.
Dhodiya also worship chosath jogini and bagla brahmchari..
Baliya dev..
Dhodiya have death ritual called parjan every two years in which all clan gathers for ancestors rituals.
Dhodia Females traditionally wear 'Kachhedo' or it called 'Dhadku' type of saree which mostly gives resembles of Marathi saree.

==Festivals==
They celebrate 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 many 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. During five days of Diwali they celebrate their folk dance called Gheria.
Also they make Bhakhras for pooja rituals to their Kuldev on this day.
[[File:Bhakhra .jpg|thumb|Vaghbaras]]
[[File:Dhodia14.jpg|thumb|Dhodia Tur ane Thail]]
[[File:Dhodia23.jpg|thumb|Vagh Baras Na Bhakhara]]
[[File:Dhodia18.jpg|thumb|Dhodia Dance Turiya]]

==See also==

* [[Naikda]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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*[http://www.dhodia.in/ Dhodia Website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180624161408/http://www.dhodia.in/ |date=2018-06-24 }}
*[https://www.facebook.com/dhodia.in Dhodia FaceBook Page]
*[https://www.facebook.com/groups/dhodia.in/ Dhodia FaceBook Group]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20170202212105/http://www.dhodiacommunity.in/ Dhodia Community]
*[http://www.facebook.com/groups/rockingdhodia RDG]
*[http://www.dhodiamatrimony.com/ Dhodia Matrimony]
*[http://www.dhodia.in/history.html Dhodia History]
*[http://www.dhodia.in/language.html Dhodia Language]
*[http://www.dhodia.in/dhodia-kul.html Dhodia Kul(કુળ)]
*[http://www.dhodia.in/dhodia-video.html Dhodia Videos]
*[http://www.dhodia.in/blogs/ Dhodia Blog]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20150227134927/https://d1dac016738cc07b8e9b4516adec6d0d403a5b18.googledrive.com/host/0BzQepCWvI7qxMHpmcFE5eVlnTjQ/Default.html Dhodia Book 1:અહા આમું ઢોડિયા - શ્રી.કુલીન પટેલ]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20150227123952/https://0de6a58964b2b3c6e429c65b6c9cc7851deeac5e.googledrive.com/host/0BzQepCWvI7qxflo1VDZQdVBnMTBncXhmWV9SRHNldm1PTEtNNnc5eS0zak5LdkpUcVVhUFU/Default.html Dhodia Book 2:ઢોડિયા જાતી: બોલી,સાહિત્ય અને સંસકૃતિ - સ્વ.શ્રી મંછારામભાઈ નારણદાસ પટેલ]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20150227134830/https://22dad957fd7b8573ecf1fbf66cb534cd9fdd336a.googledrive.com/host/0BzQepCWvI7qxamdBbE51Zi1xZjA/Default.html Dhodia Book 3:વડલો]
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*[http://dhodia.info/default.aspx Gives information on history of origin, cultural practices and language of Dhodia.]
*[http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=dho Dhodia : A language of India]
*[http://www.dhodia.in/Patel/Population.aspx Dhodia Population]
*[http://www.dhodia.in/Patel/Religion.aspx Dhodia Religion]
*[http://www.dhodia.in/Patel/Trust.aspx Dhodia Trusts(મંડળો)]
*[http://www.dhodia.in/Patel/Socialservants.aspx Dhodia SocialServants]
*[http://www.dhodia.in/Patel/Rituals.aspx Dhodia Rituals(વિધિઓ)]
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