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About Ugadi Festival

  • A festival that binds more than half of our nation, known as Ugadi or Gudi Padwa is the New Year according to Hindu calendar. 
  • The first month of the year is called Chaitra and the first day of Chaitra is known as Ugadi. 
  • This festival holds utmost importance in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

Different Names of Ugadi Festival

  • This day is celebrated with different names and for different reasons. 
  • In Andhra Pradesh and Telangana-Ugadi.
  • In Karnataka-Yugadi. 
  • Celebrated as by the Sindhi community-Cheti Chand 
  • In Kashmir- Navreh 
  • In Manipur-Sajibu Nongma Panba Cheiraoba
  • In Maharashtra-Gudi Padwa

Ugadi Festival Incomplete without food

  • On the occasion of Ugadi, a mixture of six ingredients is made, each symbolizing an emotion, to be consumed by the family members.
    • Neem buds/flower -Sadness
    • Jaggery- Happiness
    • Green chilli- Anger
    • Salt- Fear
    • Tamarind- Disgust
    • Unripened Mango- Surprise
  • A similar mixture is made in Maharashtra which is supposed to help purify the blood and increase immunity. 
  • Along with the mixture, Puran Poli is also prepared in Maharashtra which is called Obbattu or Holige in Karnataka and Bobbattu in Andhra Pradesh.
  • The dish is prepared by stuffing paste of gram and jaggery in a roti topped with ghee, milk or coconut milk.

Significance Ugadi Festival

  • The festival marks the beginning of Vasant Ritu and New Year according to the Hindu Calendar. 
  • Gudi Padwa also indicates marks the completion of harvesting of Rabi crops.
  • It is said to mark the day when Brahma created the world after the great flood.
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