
dhodia

pattikavargakkarkk keezhil indian samudaayangalude amgeekaarathil ulppeduthappetta oru adivasi janathayaan dhodia. gujaraathinte thekkan bhaagathum (navsari, suurath, valsad jillakal) dadra, nagar haveli, daman diyu, madhya pradesh, maharashtra, karnataka, rajasthaan ennividangalilumaanu bhooribhaagam dhodia gothrangalum sthithicheyyunnathu. mahaaraashtrayile thaane jillayilaan iva pradhaanamaayum kaanappedunnath. avar samsaarikkunnath dhodia bhaashayaan, athil chila savisheshamaaya vaakkukalum gujaratiyum marathiyum swaadheenicha chila vaakkukalum undu.
mathavum aachaarangalum.
dhodiyayil bhooribhaagavum parambaraagatha mathaparamaya achaarangalil vishwasikkunnu. 
dhodiyayil bhooribhaagavum hindumathathe pinthudarunnu. ennirunnaalum chilar kristhumathatthe sweekarichu. chilar avarude adivasi paarambaryangal pinthudarukayum prakrithiye aaraadhikkukayum cheiyunnu. dhodiyaykkullil niravadhi upajaathikalum/kulangalum undu.
dhodia sthreekal parambaraagathamaayi 'kachedo' allengil 'dhadku' tharam saari dharikkunnu, ithu kooduthalum marathi saariyod saamyamullathaan. 
uthsavangal.
mattu hindukkal aaghoshikkunna uthsavangal avar aaghoshikkunnu. deepavali, hollie enniva chila udaaharanangalaan. bhooribhaagam dhodiyakalum "kanasari" allengil "kanseri" (bhakshanathinte devata) yill vishwasikkukayum avarkk samarppikkukayum cheiyunnu. avar ellah varshavum vilaveduppil "kancherry" utsavam aaghoshikkunnu. kanseri" deviye pala hindukkalum "annapoorna" devathayenn vilikkunnu.
dhodia "divaso" aaghoshikkukayum cheiyunnu.
chila dhodia gramangalil purushanmaar vaaghine (kaduva) prathinidheekarikkunna varakalaayum mattullavar kannukaalikale soochippikkunna saadaa vella allengil mattu nirangalaayum svayam varnnikkunna wagg baarakalum savisheshamaaya reethiyil aaghoshikkappedunnu. kaduva kannukaalikale pinthudarunnu. oduvil kaayikarangatthinte avasaanam gramavaasikal orumichu bhakshanam kazhikkukayum aaghoshikkukayum cheiyunnu. deepavaliyude anchu divasangalil avar gheriya enna naadodi nritham aaghoshikkunnu.
eee divasam avar avarude kuldevinu pooja chadangukalkkayi bhakrakal undaakkunnu.