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Sheetala Satam (Gujarat Cold Food Day)
Day before Janmashtami when Gujarati homes do not light fire and eat cold food prepared on Randhan Chhath.
Vedic Articles & Spiritual Wisdom ధార్మిక వ్యాసాలు & వేద విజ్ఞానం
Essays on Sanatana Dharma, astronomical science behind Hindu festivals, temple architecture, and practical Vedic philosophy.
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Dev Diwali (Gujarat)
Festival of lights celebrated 15 days after Diwali on Karthika Purnima across temples and lakes.
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Vautha Mela (Saptasangam Fair)
Historic donkey and camel trading fair at confluence of seven rivers in Dholka on Karthika Purnima.
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Modhera Sun Temple Dance Festival (Uttarardh Mahotsav)
Spectacular classical dance performances against the carved sandstone backdrop of 11th-century Sun Temple.
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Bhavnath Mahadev Fair (Girnar)
Sacred midnight march of Naga Sadhus taking bath in Mrugi Kund atop holy Mount Girnar on Mahashivratri.
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Tarnetar Fair (Trinetreshwar Mahadev)
Tribal match-making festival famous for exquisite embroidered umbrellas and traditional folk dances.
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Chopda Pujan (Dhanteras)
Traders sanctify new accounting books with Swastik and Shubh-Labh invocations before the New Year.
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Labh Pancham (Saubhagya Panchami)
First auspicious day after Diwali break when shops, businesses, and offices reopen in Gujarat.
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Bestu Varas (Gujarati New Year)
Gujarati New Year beginning on Karthika Shukla Pratipada right after Diwali with Chopda Pujan blessings.
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Uttarayan (International Kite Festival)
Skies filled with millions of multicolored kites (Patang) celebrating Sun northward transition with Undhiyu.
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Vasi Uttarayan
Second day of continuous kite battles across rooftops of Ahmedabad, Vadodara, and Surat.
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Navratri Garba & Dandiya Raas
Worlds longest nine-night dance festival circling perforated lamp pot (Garbha Deep) honoring Goddess Amba.
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Dwarka Krishna Janmotsav
Midnight birth anniversary celebration with 52-yard flag unfurling (Dhwajarohan) at Dwarkadhish temple.