Gandhinagar, Oct. 11 -- Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has stated that Garba, an integral part of Gujarat's cultural heritage and folk traditions, has gained global recognition through the Vibrant Navratri Festival initiated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

While addressing the gathering at the inauguration of the Vibrant Navratri Festival 2026, organised by the State Government's Tourism Department, he also inaugurated an exhibition of home-based industry and handicraft products made by women from Self-Help Groups and Sakhi Mandals, organised by Gujarat Livelihood Promotion Company.

According to the Gujarat CMO, he interacted with the women of the Sakhi Mandals and gathered information about their products.

The event was atten...