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 11 | Saturday |
Second Saturday
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| January 14 | Tuesday |
Makara Sankranti
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| January 15 | Wednesday |
Makara Sankranti
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| January 25 | Saturday |
Fourth Saturday
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| January 26 | Sunday |
Republic Day
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| February 08 | Saturday |
Second Saturday
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| February 21 | Friday |
Maha Shivaratri
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| February 22 | Saturday |
Fourth Saturday
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| March 10 | Tuesday |
Holi
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| March 14 | Saturday |
Second Saturday
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| March 25 | Wednesday |
Ugadi
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| March 28 | Saturday |
Fourth Saturday
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| April 02 | Thursday | |
| April 06 | Monday |
Mahavir Jayanti
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| April 10 | Friday |
Good Friday
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| April 11 | Saturday |
Second Saturday
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| April 14 | Tuesday |
Dr Ambedkar Jayanti
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| April 25 | Saturday |
Maharshi Parasuram Jayanti
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| May 09 | Saturday |
Second Saturday
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| May 23 | Saturday |
Fourth Saturday
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| May 24 | Sunday |
Idul Fitr
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| May 25 | Monday |
Idul Fitr
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| June 13 | Saturday |
Second Saturday
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| June 27 | Saturday |
Fourth Saturday
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| July 11 | Saturday |
Second Saturday
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| July 25 | Saturday |
Fourth Saturday
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| July 31 | Friday |
Bakrid / Eid al Adha
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| August 01 | Saturday |
Bakrid / Eid al Adha
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| August 03 | Monday |
Raksha Bandhan
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| August 08 | Saturday |
Second Saturday
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| August 12 | Wednesday |
Janmashtami
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| August 15 | Saturday |
Independence Day
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| August 16 | Sunday |
Parsi New Year
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| August 22 | Saturday |
Ganesh Chaturthi
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| August 30 | Sunday |
Muharram
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| September 12 | Saturday |
Second Saturday
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| September 26 | Saturday |
Fourth Saturday
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| October 02 | Friday |
Gandhi Jayanti
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| October 10 | Saturday |
Second Saturday
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| October 24 | Saturday |
Fourth Saturday
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| October 25 | Sunday |
Vijaya Dashami
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| October 30 | Friday |
Eid e Milad
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| October 31 | Saturday |
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Jayanti
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| November 14 | Saturday |
Diwali
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| November 15 | Sunday |
Vikram Samvat New Year
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| November 16 | Monday |
Bhai Dooj
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| November 28 | Saturday |
Fourth Saturday
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| November 30 | Monday |
Guru Nanak Jayanti
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| December 12 | Saturday |
Second Saturday
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| December 25 | Friday |
Christmas Day
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| December 26 | Saturday |
Fourth Saturday
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