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JAI GARVI GUJARAT

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GUJARAT

Gujarat is one of the state of Republic India.

The total area covered by Gujarat is 1,96,024 km2.

The capital of Gujarat is Gandhinagar.

Gujarats international border withPakistan is to the

north-west, state border withRajasthan to the north-

east,Madhya Pradesh to the east,Maharashtra and

the union territory ofDaman and Diu, Dadra andNagar Havelito thesouth.

TheArabian Sea makes up the states western coast.

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Districts Of Gujarat

Currently, Gujarat is made up of 25 district.They are as follows.

2) Ahmedabad. 7) Dahod.

3) Amreli. 8) Dang.

4) Anand. 9) Gandhinagar.

5) Banaskantha. 10) Jamnagar.

6) Bharuch. 11) Junagadh.

7) Bhavnagar. 12) Kheda.

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1) Kachchh. 20) Rajkot.

2) Mehsana. 21) Sabarkantha.

3) Narmada. 22) Surat.

4) Navsari. 23) Surendranagar.

5) Panchmahal. 24) Vadodara.

6) Patan 25) Valsad

7) Porbandar.

Area wise distribution of District.

http://area%20wise%20district.doc/http://area%20wise%20district.doc/

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National parks of Gujarat

There are four national parks in Gujarat,

managed by the Forest Department of the by

Government of Gujarat.

The Gir forest (Junagadh) is the largest

national park and the Vansda forest (Navsari)

is the smallest area-wise.

The list of national park of Gujarat state.

http://list%20of%20national%20parks.doc/http://list%20of%20national%20parks.doc/

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Wild life sanctuaries of

Gujarat state.

There are 21 wild life sanctuaries in Gujarat.

These wild life sanctuaries are managed by theforest department of Government of Gujarat.

The largest being The Kutch Desert WildLife Sanctuaries (Kutch) and the smallestbeing The Porbandar Bird Sanctuaries

(Porbandar). The list of wild life sanctuaries.

http://list%20of%20wild%20life%20sancturies%20of%20gujart.doc/http://list%20of%20wild%20life%20sancturies%20of%20gujart.doc/

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Tourist Places in Gujarat.

The most famous tourist spot inGujarat state are as follows. They are

(1) Dwarka

(2) Girnar .

(3) Champaner.

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(1) Dwarka

It is located in theJamnagar districtof Gujarat.

Rated as one of the seven most ancient cities of thecountry.

Dwarka, according to Hindu mythology was thedwelling place of Lord Krishna.

It is one of the holiest cities in Hinduism and is one ofthe four main dhams along with Badrinath, Puri,

Rameshwaram. Dwarka is also famous for theDwarkadhish temple.

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Dwarkadhish Temple, Dwarka

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(2) Girnar

Girnar is the collection of mountains in the

Junagadh District of the Gujarat state.

The tallest of these rises to 945 meters (3100

feet), the highest peak in Gujarat.

The five peaks of Girnar are topped by 866

intricately carved stone temple.

The strong built stone path is the pilgrimage

route for both Hindus and Jains

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Its claimed that there are exactly 9,999 steps from the

trailhead to the last temple on the highest peak. Every year a race is held, running from the base of

the mountain to the peak and back.

The locals in nearby Junagadh insisted that the fastest

ever time was 45 minutes, which strikes those who

have taken 5-8 hours climbing the mountain.

In Hindu religion, the legend is that climbing Girnar

barefooted earns one a place in Heaven.

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Girnar temple, Junagadh

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(3) Champaner.

Champaner is a historic town and it is locatedin Panchmahal district, 47 kilometer from

Vadodara.

Founded by Vanraj Chavda,most prominent

king of Chavda Kingdom. He named it after

his friend & general Champa, who later wasknown as Champaraj.

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Champaner is today famous for The

Champaner-Pavagadh Archeological Park,which is listed by UNESCO as World

Heritage Site.

Sultan Begada also built a magnificent Jama Masjidin Champaner, which ranks as

the finest architectural edifices in Gujarat. Its

an imposing structure on a high Plinth, witha central dome, two minarets 30 meter high,

172 pillars, seven Mihrabs, and carved

entrance gates with fine stone jalis.

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Jama Masjid, Champaner

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Champaner pavagadh archelogical park,

Champaner

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People Of Gujarat.

Gujarati people are mostly Indo-Aryan origin.

Gujarati people are mainly located in northwestern part of Indian

sub-continent{In Gujarat, Rajasthan, Maharastra and M.P in Indianregion; in the Portuguese ruled part of India Daman & Diu, Dadra Nagar

Haveli as well as in some parts of Pakistan}

The Gujarati people living in Pakistan are mainly Muslims.

They mainly belong to Menon, Khoja and Bohra group.

Due to their hard work and entrepreneurial sprit many Gujaratis

have established themselves well in abroad. {Diamond business

have bought many Gujaratis to Belgium and motels business has large

percentage of Gujaratis in U.S.}

List of well known personalities of GUJARAT origin

http://personalities%20of%20gujarat..doc/http://personalities%20of%20gujarat..doc/

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Prominent persons of Gujarat state

Politicians.

There have been 14 different Chief minister in

Gujarat.

The list of chief minister of Gujarat state.

There have been 19 different Governors of

Gujarat state.The list of governors of Gujarat state.

http://list%20of%20cm.doc/http://list%20of%20governors.doc/http://list%20of%20governors.doc/http://list%20of%20cm.doc/

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Population Of Gujarat State.

The total population of Gujarat was

5,05,96,992 in 2001.

Total numbers of male were 2,63,44,053 and

women were 2,42,52,939.

Ahmedabad was densely populated and

kachcch was the least populated district.

List of population district wise.

http://district%20wise%20population.doc/http://district%20wise%20population.doc/

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Gujarati Language

Gujarati is an Indo-Aryan and Indo-European language.

Its one of the 22nd official language and 14th regional languagespoken in India.

There are about 46 million speakers of Gujarati worldwide,

making it the 23rd

most spoken language in the world. Roughly 45.5 million resides in India, 1,50,000 in Uganda,2,50,000 in Tanzania, 50,000 in Kenya, and 1,00,000 inPakistan.

Gujarati was the mother tongue of our father of nation

Mahatama Gandhi , father of Pakistan Mohammed AliJinnah and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, The iron man ofIndia.

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Major festivals of Gujaratis.

Majority of the Gujaratis are Hindus.

They celebrate all the Hindu festivals. These

are the most important festivals celebrated

by the Gujaratis

Diwali (festival of lamp)

Navratri

Uttrayan

Holi

http://diwali.doc/http://navratri.doc/http://uttarayana.doc/http://holi.doc/http://holi.doc/http://uttarayana.doc/http://navratri.doc/http://diwali.doc/

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Food of Gujarati People.

Majority of Hindu Gujaratis are vegetarian.

Gujarati follow the traditional Indian full meal structure ofrice, curry, vegetables and bread (which is usually calledrotli).

The different type ofrotli that Gujarati prepare are bhakhri,thepla, puri, maal puda and puran-poli.

Khaman, Dhokla, Fafda, Papdi, Sev mamra are some ofthe Gujarati dishes that are famous around the world.

Gujarati families celebrate Sharad Purnima, having dinnerwith Doodh Pauva under moon light.

In many parts of Gujarat, having Chass(Butter Milk) orsodaafter lunch or dinner is quite famous.

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Gujaratis traditional full

meal structure.

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Dress and Jewellery.

In wedding, Gujarati mens wearkurta and pajama andwomens usually wearsari wrapped in a Gujarati style.

In todays modern world, Gujarati mens wearformal dressand womens mostly wearPunjabi suit or sari at home.

In Jewellery, Gujaratis ladies love hanging a bunch ofkeyson the waist, and the key ring holder are usually made ofsilver.

Jewelries mostly worn by ladies include the Mangal-sutra,necklace, ear ring, bangles etc, but due to the rising theftcheaper costume jewelries become quite common.

Gujarati male usually weargolden chain or rings.

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Traditional Gujarati

dress

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Art, Literature and Entertainment.

Gujarati people are born artist. They use to

makepots and deeva (lamps) of different

types.

During theNavratri festival, they use to make

rangolion the corridor of their houses and go

out to play dandiya and sing garba.

The film Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam,

signifies the gujarati tradition and culture.

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Gujaratis art and entertainment.

Gujaratis women enjoying the

dandiya dance

A women making beautiful design

Of Rangoli

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