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Saal Mubarak 2025: Gujarati New Year or Bestu Varas is an auspicious day for Gujarati community across the globe. This year, Gujaratis will celebrate their New Year on Wednesday, October 22, as per the Hindu calendar.
The day will be celebrated in full swing with delicious sweets, cuisines, get-togethers, and meeting and wishing family members.
Alongside the celebrations, the Gujarati New Year marks the closing of old account books and the beginning of new books. Traditional Gujaratis worship these books known as 'chopda pooja' to welcome a new prosperous year for business. Goddess Lakshmi is worshipped during this pooja for a good financial year.
Gujaratis also refer to their New Year's Day as Nu