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Fair and Festivals of Kutch
Kutch Utsav or Kutch Mahotsav is an important festival of Gujarat organized by the TCGL.

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Fair and Festivals of Kutch , GujaratKnown as the land of fancy and fair, trump and festivity, Kutch is a vibrant and an exotic land visited by large number of tourists every year. Kutch Utsav or Kutch Mahotsav is an important festival of Gujarat organized by the Tourism Corporation of Gujarat Ltd. (TCGL). Indian Holiday offers to give you online information on Kutch Mahotsav in Gujarat, India. Kutchi people are usually farmers. So they are busy during rainy season after which they celebrate festivals. Every shrine/temple has its anniversary day on which people get together at the shrine/temple. Wearing colourful traditional dresses, they dance, sing and play music. These folk melas mirror the culture which is alive in the people as can be seen in the festival of Kutch.

There are many melas (Festival) in Kutch. The Kutch Mahotsava is usually organised during February and March each year. Other places of interest nearby are Rajkot, in Saurashtra (16-km from Bhuj), Jamnagar (189-km from Bhuj) Junagadh (260-km from Bhuj).

Forget the world. Kutch Utsav is a tour of life and time of Kutch. Its beauty, its ethos, its traditions, its history and its culture, is so unforgettable experience of the world`s oldest and richest cultural heritages. It contains travel, entertainment and cultural exposure. Virgin sea beaches, inscrutable desert lands, breathtaking landscape, thriving wildlife, bird sanctuaries featuring exalted species such as the Flamingo, historic monuments, forts and palaces, pilgrim centers.

During the tour, you will be a special guest of Tourism Corporation of Gujarat Limited, and every requirement of yours - travel , boarding, lodging, cuisine, sightseeing, tour guidance... will be taken care of, with that unique Eastern hospitality.






Festival Village Gujarat Date Community
Mai Bhambhi Mai Maha sud7/8/9 Feb Jat Muslim
Mahashivratri Dhrang Mahasud 13/14 Feb Ahir/Rabari/Hindu
Abdapir Ramper Fagan Vad 1 / 2 March Rajput/Hindu
Hajipir Sodrana Chaitra sud6/7/8 April Muslim/ Hindu
Rukanshapir Talvana Chaitra sud 10/11 April Muslim
Jeshal Toral Anjar Chaitra sud 14 April Hindu
Gulamalishah pir Kera Chaitra sud 15 April, Chaitra vad 1 /2 April Khoja Muslim
Matia Pir Gudthar Chaitra vad 1/2/3 April Harijan, Hindu
Shitla mata Mandvi, Mundra Chaitra vad 13 May Ahir/Rabari
Mamaidev Traijar Chaitra vad 14 may Harijan
Pathapir Bhedi Vaishakh vad 1/2/3 May Harijan, Lohana , Vnia , Banushali and Muslim .
Ravechi Rev Bhadarva sud 7/8 September Ahir/Patel/Rabari
Ramdevpir Vijpaser Bhadarva sud 10/11 September Ahir/Rabari
Sangwali mata Janan Bhadarva 13/14 September Ahir/Rabari
Pankerser Kabrau Bhadarva vad 10 September Ahir/ Rabari
Mota Yakhs Saira Bhadarva vad 12/13/14 September Hindu
Jogniar Sanger Bhadarva vad 14/15 September Ahir
Habaimata Habai Asho sud 7/8/9 October Ahir/Rabari


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