Chandola

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Chandola (चनदोला्) is a North Indian garhwali brahmin surname, mostly used in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. They are said to have come to Uttarakhand from Gujarat/Punjab and first settled in chandok Bijnor and then moved to Raii village (often called Chandola Raii to distinguish it from villages with similar names) in District Pauri Garhwal. In the present generation vidhu shekhar chandola is a famous tarot reader. Chandolas have also setteled in Kumaon where they are primarily located around the village of Vijaypur which is 16 km from Kanda.