Editing Rajkot (section)

===Festivals===
[[Garba (dance)|Garba]] is popular among both, men and women and is performed during the festival of Navratri. The dance starts before midnight and continues until dawn. Mata Ambe, who rides a lion, has a special reverential status with any highly religious Gujarati. The 'Janmastami Mela' is organised for five days at the Race Course grounds to celebrate [[Krishna Janmashtami|Janmastami]]. [[Diwali]] is one of the most important festival and is usually a week long holiday. Rajkot Municipal Corporation arranges the annual Fireworks Show for the citizens of Rajkot during the Diwali festival.
[[Holi]] is also celebrated with frolic and is widely enjoyed by most of the city folk. People also celebrate [[Makar Sankranti]] (Uttarayan) on 14 January by flying kites from their terraces.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-10 |title=Karuna Abhiyan: Rajkot collector flags off 9 ambulances for birds injured by hitting kite strings |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/rajkot/karuna-abhiyan-rajkot-collector-flags-9-ambulances-birds-injured-kite-strings-8373863/ |access-date=2023-09-23 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>