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Rann Utsav, Holiday in Gujarat

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Come November and the whole of the arid region of Kutch turns into a spectacle of a vibrant and effusive amalgamation of cultural and traditional fun and festivity. Whenever we talk of desert in India, only the state of Rajasthan comes into our mind and we hardly try to venture to the other side of the Thar Desert. Located at the western edge of Gujarat, Kutch has never been the part of regular Holidays destination, but the ideas and efforts of the local villagers who were struggling to find enough work to sustain their lives, supported by the aggressive tourism promotion body of Gujarat Tourism, turned the same eco-system not conducive for any other activity, into a major Holidays attraction in that part of the world. Rann Utsav usually starts from November and ends sometime in mid-February at the tent city, set at the edge of white rann in the kutch region of Gujarat. The Rann (Desert) Utsav offers premium tents to non ac tents which can suit the different pockets. The fes