Festivals In January
modhera dance festival
Modhera is a place located at least 100 km northwest of Ahmedabad. The nearest railway station to Modhera is Mehasana. The sun temple of Modhera is a popular tourist destination in the state. Modhera Dance Festival attracts national and international tourists every year. In 2021, the festival will be held from 19 January and last for three days until 21 January.
Kite Festival
The festival of Uttarayan marks the day when winter begins to turn into summer, according to the Indian calendar. It is the sign for farmers that the sun is back and that harvest season is approaching which is called Makara Sankranti/Mahasankranti. This day is considered to be one of the most important harvest day in India as It also marks the termination of the Winter season and the beginning of a new harvest season.
26th january
Republic Day is a national holiday in India, when the country marks and celebrates the date on which the Constitution of India came into effect on 26, January 1950, replacing the Government of India Act (1935) as the governing document of India and thus, turning the nation into a newly formed republic.[1] The day also marks the transition of India from an autonomous Commonwealth realm with British Monarch as nominal head of the Indian Dominion, to a fully sovereign Commonwealth republic with the President of India as the nominal head of the Indian Union.
Gujarat Festival in January
| Jan 01, Friday | New Years Day |
| Jan 14, Thursday | Makar Sankranti |
| Jan 15, Friday | Vassi Uttarayan |
| Jan 20, Wednesday | Guru Govindsingh’s Birthday |
| Jan 26, Tuesday | Republic Day |
Places to Visit in January
Rannutsav
The Great Rann of Kutch (or Rann of Kutch seasonal salt marsh) is a salt marsh in the Thar Desert in the Kutch District of Gujarat, India. It is about 7500 km2 (2900 sq miles) in the area and is reputed to be one of the largest salt deserts in the world. This area has been inhabited by the Kutchi people.
The Little Rann of Kutch, including the Banni grasslands on its southern edge, is situated in the district of Kutch and comprises some 30,000 square kilometres (10,000 sq mi) between the Gulf of Kutch and the mouth of the Indus River in southern Pakistan. The marsh can be accessed from the village of Kharaghoda in Surendranagar District. The Great Rann of Kutch together with the Little Rann of Kutch is called Rann of Kutch.
In India’s summer monsoon, the flat semi-desert of salty clay and mudflats, which average 15 meters above sea level, fills with standing water. In very wet years, the wetland extends from the Gulf of Kutch on the west through to the Gulf of Cambay on the east.
