Gandhinagar Culture

The main Gandhinagar cultural festival celebrated in Gandhinagar are Uttarayan, a yearly kite-flying festival celebrated on 14 January and 15 January is perfect place to witness Gandhinagar Culture Tradition. The Navaratri festival of 9 nights is celebrated with men and women performing Garba, essentially the well-recognized folk dance of Gujarat, throughout the city and is also best time to witness Culture of Gandhinagar. The Diwali and Gujarati New year, an amazing festival where you can see colourful lights on street, shops and homes, Deepavali festival is well known for the installation of lamps and diya in each residence, decorating the flooring with colorful rangoli, and lightening of crackers. The Holi festival is also lovely festival to a festival of colors and water and perfect season to witness Culture in Gandhinagar.

The cultural folk dances of Gujarat are Garba, Dandiya and Raas were effective in breaking the boundaries of locality, and the festival of Navaratri is celebrated all over India. Enjoyable dancing competitions and mouth-watering feasts are organized during this religious festival of Navratri. During this amazing festival of Navratri several forms of folk dances are performed by the local Gandhinagar People such as raas, Garba, etc. The Raas is very enjoyable, lively and colourful dance where body language, eye contact play an important role. In this dance two circles are formed by gents and ladies and move in clockwise and anticlockwise following the rhythm of the music while clashing their dandias with their partners.

The other Gandhinagar cultural festival, Gujarat Sthapana Divas is celebrated in Gandhinagar on the 1st of May every year. The Vidhan Sabha, Sachivalaya and area upto the Mahatma Temple is embellished with vibrant lights, which provide eye-catching view at night time. The Gujarat Sthapana Divas is one of the enjoyable Gandhinagar cultural traditions. Every year in the winter season Vasant Utsava is celebrated with enthusiasm near the Sarita Udhyan on JH avenue. The Artists and dancers from several states perform various folk dances during the Vasant Utsava. You can also spot various craft shops which is also one of the main attractions. The Vasant Utsava is also one of the fascinating Gandhinagar cultural traditions.

Wood-carving is a major craft in Gujarat for example which can be seen in many intricately carved beautiful temples, alluring Havelis, eye-catching palaces and religious ceremony. Wooden tools and implements are made by the craftsman in Gujarat.