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'''Chul fair''' is held at Gangardi of Garbada taluka and Raniyar village of Zhalod taluka.<ref name="z">{{cite book|title=ગુજરાતના લોકોત્સવો અને મેળા|last=Kalariya|first=Ashok|publisher=Directorate of Information/ GujaratState|year=2019–20|location=[[Gandhinagar]]|pages=50–51}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Samay|first=NavGujarat|date=11 March 2020|title=ધગધગતા અંગારા પર ખુલ્લા પગલે ચાલીને માનતા પૂરી કરાય છે ચુલના મેળામાં|url=https://www.navgujaratsamay.com/celebrating-chul-no-melo-tribal-fairs-in-dahod-district/171874.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409215227/https://www.navgujaratsamay.com/celebrating-chul-no-melo-tribal-fairs-in-dahod-district/171874.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 April 2023|access-date=7 December 2020|website=NavGujarat Samay|language=en}}</ref> Tribal members of [[Panchmahal]], [[Bharuch]] and [[Vadodara]] districts also enjoy Chul fair.<ref name="S">{{cite book|title=ગુજરાતની લોકસંસ્કૃતિક વિરાસત|last=Jadav|first=Joravarsinh|publisher=Directorate of Information/ GujaratState|year=2010|location=[[Gandhinagar]]|pages=181}}</ref><br />
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==Time==<br />
The Chul fair is held in March, on Dhuleti (the second day of [[Holi]]). .<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=ગરબાડા તાલુકાના ગાંગરડી ગામે ચુલનો મેળો ભરાયો. {{!}} Gangardi Chul Melo 2020 {{!}} ગાંગરડી ચુલ મેળો – YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSLrLsUgrgc&feature=youtu.be|access-date=7 December 2020|website=www.youtube.com | date=10 March 2020 }}</ref><br />
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== Events==<br />
Attendees gather at the fair before noon. Its specialty is that it is prepared by digging a pit one foot wide and five to six feet long. Large pieces ([[coals]]) of [[Vachellia nilotica|acacia]] wood etc. are burnt and embers are made.<ref name="S"/><br />
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According to ''News Plus Gujarati'', "The Chul fair is not just about entertainment and refreshment, religious beliefs also associated with the Chul fair."<ref name=":1" /><br />
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Tribal people walk barefoot on the burning embers seven times from one end to the other carrying a [[coconut]] and a jug of water. Then the coconut is sacrificed by bowing to [[Agni]]dev.<ref name="S"/><ref name=":0" /> People keep Votive of [[Agni]]dev for the protection of their children and animals.<ref name="A">{{cite book|title=ગુજરાતની લોકસંસ્કૃતિ|last=Sedani|first=Hasutaben Shashikant|publisher=University Granth Nirman Board – [[Gujarat]]|year=2015|isbn=97-89-381265-97-0|location=[[Ahmedabad]]|pages=88}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><br />
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Some men and young boys rub [[turmeric]] on their bodies. They apply [[collyrium]] on their [[eyes]] and black dots on their cheeks. Women bring their babies in short sleeved yellow or green [[blouse]]s and red Odhni ([[dupatta]] or chunni). Men, women and children dance to the beat of drums with swords and sticks in their hands.<ref name="z" /><ref name=":0" /><br />
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