Jamnagar People

Jamnagar People are well noted for their arts and crafts. People in Jamnagar are religious and friendly and well noted for their traditional costumes.

The people of Jamnagar mainly communicate with each other in Gujarati language and besides Gujarati language people in Jamnagar also speak Kathiawadi language for day-to-day communication. In some regions of Jamnagar, peoples of Jamnagar speak Kutchi language. The major religion found in Jamnagar city is Hinduism. About 65% of the populace in Jamnagar city is Hinduism. The other two communities found in Jamnagar are Muslims and Jains. The religion plays an important role in the life of Jamnagar peoples. The peoples of Jamnagar are also well known for their art and craft in Jamnagar. The bandhej fabric works are very famous in Jamnagar. The Jamnagar is also noted for its decorative brass artifact.

In some parts of Jamnagar, the local Jamnagar peoples still wear traditional clothes. The traditional clothes of Jamnagar People also play a vital role in the Jamnagar Culture. The traditional clothes of men have chorno (a cotton drawer), short jacket for upper body and thick colorful turban. The traditional clothes of women have choli (short blouse), chaniyo (petticoat), odhni (colorful scarf) and silver jewelry.

The cricket has played a foremost in the history of Jamnagar's cultural heritage. The Maharaja Ranjit Singh's is noted for starting cricket in India This India's most popular sport, cricket was carried on by his successor K.S Duleepsinhji. The Cricket is one of the most popular sports in Jamnagar with a number of famous cricketers like Salim Durrani, Ravindra Jadeja, Vinu Mankad, Ajay Jadeja, etc.