Gandhinagar: It’s the biggest festival of Gujarati people during the year today. It’s a new year day as per the Gujarati Hindu Vikram Samvat calendar. While the Vikram Samvat calendar is also used by people in several North Indian states and is the national calendar of neighboring Nepal, the Gujarati Vikram Samvat calendar has its own unique timing. The new year in the Gujarati calendar is celebrated a day after Diwali, though this year, it falls on the second day after Diwali. One can...Read More

Gandhinagar: It’s the biggest festival of Gujarati people during the year today. It’s a new year day as per Gujarati Hindu Vikram Samvat calendar. While Vikram Samvat calendar is also used by the people in several north Indian states and it is also the national calendar of neighboring country Nepal, the Gujarati Vikram Samvat calendar is different from others. The new year in Gujarati calendar is celebrated a day after Diwali. This year however it is on the second day after Diwali. One...Read More

Gandhinagar: It will be the Gujarati new year day, popularly called 'Bestu Varsh' on 14 November 2023 as it is the first day of Gujarati Vikram Samvat calendar month of Kartak. With this the new Gujarati Vikram Samvat year of 2080 will begin. Union Home minister Amit Shah who is also member of Gandhinagar Lok Sabha seat will exchange greetings at his Thaltej based residence on new year day. His residence is 16 Royal Cresta, behind Jalsa party plot, off SG Highway, Thaltej. Shah will exchange...Read More

Gandhinagar: Ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will hold post-Diwali Gujarati new year get-together functions during 19 to 26 November in each of 182 assembly seat areas. Local elected members and party office bearers will participate in such functions. In Gujarat, a new year day is marked post Diwali. Holding post-Diwali get-together functions of the party is a tradition that was started when Narendrabhai Modi was Chief Minister of the State. The party will gear up for the upcoming Lok Sabha...Read More

Gandhinagar: It’s the biggest festival of Gujarati people during the year today. It’s a new year day as per Gujarati Hindu Vikram Samvat calendar. While Vikram Samvat calendar is also used by the people in several north Indian states and it is also the national calendar of neighboring country Nepal, the Gujarati Vikram Samvat calendar is different from others. The new year in Gujarati calendar is celebrated a day after Diwali. This year however it is on the second day after Diwali. One...Read More

Gandhinagar: Following are the Shub Mahurats of Diwali and other festivals around Diwali by Omkar Jyotish fame Jyotishi Alpesh Bhatt (+918000583939). Pushya Nakshatra is on October 18. It is considered an auspicious day for purchase of account books, gold and silver. Pooja of Dhan Teras should be performed during 6.06 pm to 7.40 pm on 22 October. However the timings vary as per the location. Best Mahurat for Kali Chaudhash pooja shall be 11.58 pm to 12.48 am. On Diwali, 11.57 pm to 12.48 a...Read More

Sabarmati: This long queue visible in photographs attached here was for Mangala aarti darshan at Bhadrakali Mandir on Gujarati new year day 'Bestu Varsh' today morning in Ahmedabad. Bhadrakali Mandir is called 'Nagardevi' mandir, meaning the mandir of Goddess of this city. It is located in Bhadra fort in wall city area of city. As it is the Gujarati new year day, scores of citizens wanted to start their new year with early morning aarti at this Mandir. Not just Bhadrakali Mandir, but all major m...Read More

Gandhinagar: It’s the biggest festival of Gujarati people during the year today. It’s a new year day as per Gujarati Hindu Vikram Samvat calendar. While Vikram Samvat calendar is also used by the people in several north Indian states and it is also the national calendar of neighboring country Nepal, the Gujarati Vikram Samvat calendar is different from others. The new year in Gujarati calendar is celebrated a day after Diwali. This year however it is on the second day after Diwali. On...Read More

Gandhinagar: It’s the biggest festival of Gujarati people during the year today. It’s a new year day as per Gujarati Hindu Vikram Samvat calendar. While Vikram Samvat calendar is also used by the people in several north Indian states and it is also the national calendar of neighboring country Nepal, the Gujarati Vikram Samvat calendar is different from others. The new year in Gujarati calendar is celebrated a day after Diwali. This year however it is on the second day after Diwali. On...Read More