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 12 | Saturday |
Second Saturday
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| January 14 | Monday |
Makara Sankranti
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| January 26 | Saturday |
Republic Day
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| February 09 | Saturday |
Second Saturday
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| February 23 | Saturday |
Fourth Saturday
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| March 04 | Monday |
Maha Shivaratri
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| March 09 | Saturday |
Second Saturday
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| March 21 | Thursday |
Holi
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| March 23 | Saturday |
Fourth Saturday
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| April 06 | Saturday |
Ugadi
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| April 13 | Saturday |
Second Saturday
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| April 14 | Sunday |
Dr Ambedkar Jayanti
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| April 17 | Wednesday |
Mahavir Jayanti
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| April 19 | Friday |
Good Friday
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| April 27 | Saturday |
Fourth Saturday
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| May 07 | Tuesday |
Maharshi Parasuram Jayanti
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| May 11 | Saturday |
Second Saturday
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| May 25 | Saturday |
Fourth Saturday
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| June 05 | Wednesday |
Idul Fitr
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| June 08 | Saturday |
Second Saturday
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| June 22 | Saturday |
Fourth Saturday
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| July 13 | Saturday |
Second Saturday
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| July 27 | Saturday |
Fourth Saturday
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| August 10 | Saturday |
Second Saturday
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| August 12 | Monday |
Bakrid / Eid al Adha
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| August 15 | Thursday |
Raksha Bandhan
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| August 17 | Saturday |
Parsi New Year
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| August 24 | Saturday |
Janmashtami
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| September 02 | Monday |
Ganesh Chaturthi
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| September 10 | Tuesday |
Muharram
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| September 14 | Saturday |
Second Saturday
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| September 28 | Saturday |
Fourth Saturday
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| October 02 | Wednesday |
Gandhi Jayanti
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| October 08 | Tuesday |
Vijaya Dashami
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| October 12 | Saturday |
Second Saturday
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| October 26 | Saturday |
Fourth Saturday
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| October 27 | Sunday |
Diwali
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| October 29 | Tuesday |
Bhai Dooj
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| October 31 | Thursday |
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Jayanti
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| November 09 | Saturday |
Second Saturday
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| November 10 | Sunday |
Eid e Milad
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| November 12 | Tuesday |
Guru Nanak Jayanti
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| November 23 | Saturday |
Fourth Saturday
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| December 14 | Saturday |
Second Saturday
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| December 25 | Wednesday |
Christmas Day
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| December 28 | Saturday |
Fourth Saturday
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