Here is your short paragraph on Gujarati Festivals:
The present state of Gujarat came into being on 1 May, 1960 and is located on the west coast of India.
The state is surrounded by the Arabian Sea on west, Pakistan and Rajasthan in north and north-east respectively, Madhya Pradesh in south-east and Maharashtra in south. Gujarat has an exclusive range of fairs and festivals.
The notable are: Ambaji Fair in glory of Amba, mother goddess, in Banaskantha district in north Gujarat; Janamashtami (the birthday of Lord Krishna) is celebrated with great fanfare in Dwarka and the biggest fair of the year is held here to mark the occasion.
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Tarnetar fair is held on the 4, 5 and 6 of the bright half of the month of Bhadrapada (August/September) in honour of Lord Shiva; Madhavrai Fair celebrates the marriage by elopement of Lord Krishna and Rukmini every year on the ninth day of the bright half of the month of Chaitra (March/April) the incident is re-enacted. The venue is Madhavpur near Porbandar.
Other noteworthy festivals and fairs are Shamlaji fair, Bhavnath fair, Dangi darbar, Makarsankranti and Navratri.