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Ugadi / Gudi padwa

Gudi Padwa 2020: Everything you need to know about the festival, from significance to rituals

On 6 April, Indians celebrate the festival of Gudi Padwa marking the arrival of spring and which coincides with the start of the New Year for Marathi and Konkani Hindus in the subcontinent. It is celebrated in and around Maharashtra and Goa on the first day of the month of Chaitra, according to the Hindu calendar. The festival is also known as Samvatsar Padvo. People make rangolis, hoist Gudi flags, dance and prepare a range of sweet and savoury foods.

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Ugadi / Gudi padwa

Gudi Padwa 2020 : Customs and Rituals of the festival, Significance; Date and mahurat

The festival is most commonly celebrated in the states of Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, and Karnataka. Surprisingly, the festival is also celebrated as the New Year day for the Marathi community, Telugu New Year (known traditionally as Ugadi), Kannada New Year (known as Yugadi), Sindhi New Year (Cheti Chand), and Kashmiri New Year (Navreh).

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