Dhodia

Dhodia are an Adivasi people who have been placed in the Indian communities recognition, under Schedule Tribes.

[citation needed] The majority of the Dhodia tribes 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.

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.

The majority of Dhodia believe in and are devoted to "Kanasari" or "Kanseri" (Goddess of food).

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.