the Gujarati people celebrate the day after Diwali as Gujarati New Year. Thus Kartak is the first month of Gujarati calendar and not Chaitra as followed in several other Indian states.

In Gujarat this day is also celebrated as the first operational day of the Gujarati New Year. On the day of Labh Panchami, Sharda Pujan is performed by those who failed to do it on Diwali. Members of ...