Uploaded March 2018 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
It is called Ugadi or Yugadi in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and telengana, Gudi Padwa in Maharashtra, Thappan in Rajasthan,
Cheti Chand in Sindh Pradesh of pakistan and Navreh in Kashmir.
It typically falls in March or april month of Gregorian calendar. It is also about welcoming the spring and harvest season. It is a public holiday in many states in india. It is also last month for Bengali calendar and nepali calendar.
As per other legends, Lord Rama killed Vali on the first day of Chaitra. The Shalivahana calendar commences with the auspicious event of Gudi Padwa marking the triumph of Gautamiputra Shatakarni. History accounts the defeat of Huns at the hands of Shakas on the very day.
The name Yugadi or Ugadi is derived from the Sanskrit words yuga (age) and adi (beginning): "the beginning of a new age".
Like any other new year, People clean their houses, buy new clothes and prepare sweets. And on the day of Ugadi put torans of raw mango leaves on their doors. A ritual oil bath is taken in the morning. the famous Ugadi Pachadi is prepared on this day with ingredients like raw mango, neem, tamarind and jaggery. Bevu Bella is prepared in Karnataka, which is similar to the ugadi pachadi. The tastes signify the various experiences of life, sour, sweet, biter and tangy. Bobbattu similar to puran puri is made in Andhra Pradesh and telenagana. It is eaten with ghee and ugadi pachadi. In Karnataka, obbattu or Holige is prepared with similar ingredients like besan gram, jiggery filled in flat bread.
In Maharashtra gudi padwa is celebrated. On this day a gudi is created and hoisted on the right side of Maharashtrian homes. A gudi is a long bamboo stick with a bright green or yellow cloth tied to the tip over which a bunch made of neem and mango leaves along with a garland of bright red flowers, betel, rice grains, tamarinds, jiggery and flower garland also adorn the gudi. a pot made of copper or silver is placed in an inverted position over it.
Swastik is drawn on the pot with vermillion paste. It is a mark of Brahma Pataka which means Flag of the Brahmalok. It is also called as Indra Dhwaj. It is believed that Arjuna carried the same flag on his chariot when he fought Mahabharata with Lord Krishna as his charioteer. Even Ramayana highlights the use of Gudi as a symbol of Lord Rama’s army.
It is called Ugadi or Yugadi in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and telengana, Gudi Padwa in Maharashtra, Thappan in Rajasthan,
Cheti Chand in Sindh Pradesh of pakistan and Navreh in Kashmir.
It typically falls in March or april month of Gregorian calendar. It is also about welcoming the spring and harvest season. It is a public holiday in many states in india. It is also last month for Bengali calendar and nepali calendar.
As per other legends, Lord Rama killed Vali on the first day of Chaitra. The Shalivahana calendar commences with the auspicious event of Gudi Padwa marking the triumph of Gautamiputra Shatakarni. History accounts the defeat of Huns at the hands of Shakas on the very day.
The name Yugadi or Ugadi is derived from the Sanskrit words yuga (age) and adi (beginning): "the beginning of a new age".
Like any other new year, People clean their houses, buy new clothes and prepare sweets. And on the day of Ugadi put torans of raw mango leaves on their doors. A ritual oil bath is taken in the morning. the famous Ugadi Pachadi is prepared on this day with ingredients like raw mango, neem, tamarind and jaggery. Bevu Bella is prepared in Karnataka, which is similar to the ugadi pachadi. The tastes signify the various experiences of life, sour, sweet, biter and tangy. Bobbattu similar to puran puri is made in Andhra Pradesh and telenagana. It is eaten with ghee and ugadi pachadi. In Karnataka, obbattu or Holige is prepared with similar ingredients like besan gram, jiggery filled in flat bread.
In Maharashtra gudi padwa is celebrated. On this day a gudi is created and hoisted on the right side of Maharashtrian homes. A gudi is a long bamboo stick with a bright green or yellow cloth tied to the tip over which a bunch made of neem and mango leaves along with a garland of bright red flowers, betel, rice grains, tamarinds, jiggery and flower garland also adorn the gudi. a pot made of copper or silver is placed in an inverted position over it.
Swastik is drawn on the pot with vermillion paste. It is a mark of Brahma Pataka which means Flag of the Brahmalok. It is also called as Indra Dhwaj. It is believed that Arjuna carried the same flag on his chariot when he fought Mahabharata with Lord Krishna as his charioteer. Even Ramayana highlights the use of Gudi as a symbol of Lord Rama’s army.
