Ugadi Significance – The State

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What is Ugadi – Rituals and significance

All festivals have particular customs and rituals attached to them. People celebrate the festival by drawing colorful patterns on the floor called kolamulus or rangolis.

Ugadi / Gudi padwa

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Gudi Padwa 2020 – Significance and Rituals

Gudi Padwa or ‘Chaitra Shukla Pratipada’, is a festival celebrated more commonly in Maharashtra by the Hindus. It falls on the first day of the Chaitra month, which corresponds to the March/April of the Gregorian calendar. This day is the beginning of the New Year according to the LuniSolar Hindu calendar. It is also the first day of Chaitra Navratri.