Gujarat is one of the top industrialised states in the country. India's Prime Minister, Narendra Modi was born in the state of Gujarat. Over the years the state has seen rapid industrial development, due to pro-friendly investor measures.
The Tata group operates its automobile plant at Sanand in Gujarat and also Reliance has the largest grassroots refinery at Jamnagar in Gujarat. Besides this, the state has a number of LNG terminals and very popular ports. Gujarati is the largest spoken language in the state. The entire state today enjoys electricity, including the far flung villages. Gujarat also has a unique and healthy cuisine.
The capital of Gujarat is Gandhinagar. Baroda, Ahmedabad, Surat, Rajkot are some of the popular cities in Gujarat state. It is mostly vegetarian and comprises of rotis as well as rice. The food can be sweet as well as delightfully tasty at times. Dairy farming is also popular in Gujarat. In fact, the state is the largest producer of milk in the country.
| Date | Day | Holiday |
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| January 09 | Saturday |
Second Saturday
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| January 14 | Thursday |
Makar Sankranti
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| January 23 | Saturday |
Fourth Saturday
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| January 26 | Tuesday |
Republic Day
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| February 13 | Saturday |
Second Saturday
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| February 27 | Saturday |
Fourth Saturday
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| March 07 | Monday |
Maha Shivratri
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| March 12 | Saturday |
Second Saturday
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| March 24 | Thursday |
Holi 2 nd Day - Dhuleti
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| March 26 | Saturday |
Fourth Saturday
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| April 09 | Saturday |
Second Saturday
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| April 14 | Thursday |
Dr.Baba Saheb Ambedkar's Birthday
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| April 15 | Friday | |
| April 23 | Saturday |
Fourth Saturday
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| May 14 | Saturday |
Second Saturday
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| May 28 | Saturday |
Fourth Saturday
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| June 11 | Saturday |
Second Saturday
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| June 25 | Saturday |
Fourth Saturday
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| July 06 | Wednesday |
Ramjan-Id (Id-ul-Fitra) (1 st Shawaal) (Muslim, Shiya & Sunni)
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| July 09 | Saturday |
Second Saturday
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| July 23 | Saturday |
Fourth Saturday
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| August 13 | Saturday |
Second Saturday
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| August 15 | Monday |
Independence Day
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| August 18 | Thursday |
Raksha Bandhan
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| August 25 | Thursday |
Janmashtami (Shravan Vad-8)
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| August 27 | Saturday |
Fourth Saturday
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| September 05 | Monday |
Samvatsari (Chaturthi Paksha)
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| September 10 | Saturday |
Second Saturday
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| September 12 | Monday |
Id-ul-Adha (Bakri-Id)
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| September 24 | Saturday |
Fourth Saturday
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| October 02 | Sunday |
Mahatma Gandhi's Jayanthi
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| October 08 | Saturday |
Second Saturday
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| October 11 | Tuesday |
Dusshera (Vijaya Dashmi)
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| October 22 | Saturday |
Fourth Saturday
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| October 30 | Sunday |
Diwali
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| October 31 | Monday |
Vikram Samvat New Year Day
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| November 01 | Tuesday |
Bhai Bij
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| November 12 | Saturday |
Second Saturday
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| November 26 | Saturday |
Fourth Saturday
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| December 10 | Saturday |
Second Saturday
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| December 13 | Tuesday |
Id-e-Milad-Un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday)
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| December 24 | Saturday |
Fourth Saturday
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| December 25 | Sunday |
Christmas
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