with multicoloured flags called "nishans" in their hands. the songs and bhajans on the life history of gogaji are recited accompanied by music played with traditional instruments like damru, chimta, etc. at his birthplace dadrewa, the fair goes on over a month. devotees from far eastern places of dadrewa start arriving from the beginning of the auspicious month of bhaadra. these devotees are commonly known as purbia (those who belong to east). it is a common sight to see people with snakes lying around their necks. according to a folklore in and around his birthplace dadrewa it is believed that if someone picks up even a stick from johra (a barren land which has a sacred pond in dadrewa), it would turn into a snake. devotees of gogaji worship him when they get a snake bite and apply sacred ash (bhabhoot) on the bite as an immediate remedy.