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The Gujarat Literature Festival is the first literary festival and one of the largest literary events in Gujarat. [1] [2] [3] It is also known as Gujarati Sahitya Mahotsav. [4] The main aim of the festival is to promote and popularize Gujarati literature through the method of debates, discussions, and workshops. [5]
Chandani Padva or Chandi Padvo is an occasion when Surtis (Gujarati people from Surat) enjoy a popular local variety of sweet Ghari, Bhushu (namkin). The festival falls on a day after Sharad Poornima, the last full moon day in the Hindu calendar. [1] People generally gather on the terrace with friends and family and enjoy delicious Gari and Bhushu.
Dangs Darbar is a fair organized during the Holi festival in Ahwa, the headquarters of Dangs district of Gujarat, India. Five old Dang Darbars are given shirpav by the government in Dangs Darbar. At the Dang Darbar, traditionally held in the Dang area, tribal people performed their dances and music and it was celebrated as a festival. [1]
There is a legend in the Skanda Purana regarding the fair of Bhavnath. According to this legend, when Shiva-Parvati was traveling in a chariot through the sky, her divine ornament falls down near the temple of Bhavnath.
The Blossom Kite Festival, also known as Smithsonian Kite Festival, at Washington Monument, Washington, D.C., US, 3 March 2012. Kites are a part of the culture in Asia, which is why most kite festivals take place there. Here are the most popular kite festivals of the world: [20] Japan Kite Festival in Uchinada, Ishikawa [21]
Raas or Dandiya Raas is the socio-religious folk dance originating from Indian state of Gujarat and popularly performed in the festival of Navaratri. [1] [2] The dance is performed in the Marwar region of Rajasthan too. [3] The etymology of Dandiya-Raas is in Sanskrit. [4] Dandiya-raas exists in the different forms, including the collegiate ...
Pages in category "Festivals in Gujarat" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Ambaji Fair; B.
This festival celebrates the deities Jagannath, Balrama and Subhdra. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Held as a Lokotsav (public festival) of Gujarat, the Ahmedabad Rath Yatra is the third largest in India, following the Rath Yatras in Puri and Kolkata , which are also celebrated on the same day.