Ugadi

 

Ugadi is the beginning of Telugu Calendar year. It is the time when people rejoice with the transformation of the nature into a beautiful place with the advent of spring. The spring flowers , the sweet coo-coo of the koel, the fresh green leaves, the swaying fields, the Neem buds and flowers, the fragrance of raw mangoes ;all predict new life and new beginning.

The Ugadi day is known as Chaitra Sudddha Padhyami. Lord Brahma, the creator, started his work on  creation on this day. Ugadi is the beginning of the New Year, New Month, and the New Day; according to the calculations of the great Indian mathematician, Bhaskara charya, predicting from the sunrise of this day.

Ugadi or Yugadi generally falls in the months of March or April. It falls on the first day of the bright half of the Indian month of Chaitra. In 2011, Ugadi falls on April 04.Start of the New Year; Ugadi is based on Bhaskara, the lunar calculations in the 12th century. On Ugadi day, the Sun crosses Equator from South to North on Spring Equinox.

The people of Maharashtra name this festival as Gudi Padva. It is known as Yugadi in Karnataka, Cheti Chand in Sindh, Baisakhi in PUNJAB, Puthandu in Tamil Nadu and Sajibu Cheiraoba in Manipur.

Ugadi/Gudi Padva is celebrated with great joy and happiness following particular religious rituals and customs. People wake up early in the morning and it is the tradition to take oil bath. People gift and wear new clothes, offer their prayers and wish their near and dear by gifting Ugadi special gifts that include Ugadi sweets, Ugadi flowers and Ugadi cakes.

A special concoction-Ugadi Pachchadi is prepared with new jaggery, raw mango pieces, tamarind juice, green chili/pepper, salt and neem flowers to mark all the experiences of life. This Pachchaddi is taken empty stomach, after offering prayers to Sun God.

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