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.
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| January 14 | Saturday |
Second Saturday
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| January 26 | Thursday |
Republic Day
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| January 28 | Saturday |
Fourth Saturday
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| February 11 | Saturday |
Second Saturday
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| February 24 | Friday |
Maha Shivaratri
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| February 25 | Saturday |
Fourth Saturday
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| March 11 | Saturday |
Second Saturday
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| March 13 | Monday |
Holi 2nd Day (Dhuleti)
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| March 25 | Saturday |
Fourth Saturday
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| April 01 | Saturday |
Annual Closing of Bank Accounts
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| April 04 | Tuesday | |
| April 08 | Saturday |
Second Saturday
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| April 14 | Friday |
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti
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| April 22 | Saturday |
Fourth Saturday
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| May 13 | Saturday |
Second Saturday
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| May 27 | Saturday |
Fourth Saturday
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| June 10 | Saturday |
Second Saturday
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| June 24 | Saturday |
Fourth Saturday
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| June 26 | Monday |
Eid al-Fitr (Ramzan Eid)
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| July 08 | Saturday |
Second Saturday
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| July 22 | Saturday |
Fourth Saturday
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| August 07 | Monday |
Raksha Bandhan
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| August 12 | Saturday |
Second Saturday
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| August 15 | Tuesday |
Independence Day (Shri Krishna Janmashtami)
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| August 25 | Friday |
Sanvatsari (Chaturthi Paksha)
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| August 26 | Saturday |
Fourth Saturday
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| September 02 | Saturday |
Eid al-Adha (Bakri Eid)
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| September 09 | Saturday |
Second Saturday
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| September 23 | Saturday |
Fourth Saturday
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| September 30 | Saturday |
Vijaya Dashami (Dussehra)
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| October 02 | Monday |
Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti
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| October 14 | Saturday |
Second Saturday
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| October 19 | Thursday |
Diwali
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| October 20 | Friday |
Vikram Sanvat New Year's Day
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| October 28 | Saturday |
Fourth Saturday
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| November 11 | Saturday |
Second Saturday
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| November 25 | Saturday |
Fourth Saturday
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| December 02 | Saturday |
Eid-e-Milad (Mawlid)
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| December 09 | Saturday |
Second Saturday
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| December 23 | Saturday |
Fourth Saturday
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| December 25 | Monday |
Christmas
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