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Gudi Padwa is a spring festival marking the start of the lunisolar new year for Marathi and Konkani Hindus. [1] It is celebrated in and around Maharashtra , Goa & Damaon at the start of Chaitra , the first month of the lunisolar Hindu calendar .
Gudi Padwa: 1st day of Chaitra: March–April: New Year: One day: The year starts on the first day of Chaitra known as Gudi Padwa] which falls around March or April of the Western calendar. A gudi or victory pole is erected outside the house on this day. The special dish on the day includes Shreekhand.
In Gujarat the new year is celebrated as the day after Diwali. As per the Hindu Calendar, it falls on Shukla Paksha Pratipada in the Hindu month of Kartik. As per the Indian Calendar based on the lunar cycle, Kartik is the first month of the year and the New Year in Gujarat falls on the first bright day of Kartik (Ekam).
Maharashtran Hindus refer to the festival, observed on the same day, as Gudi Padwa (Marathi: गुढी पाडवा). [19] The Sindhis celebrate the same day as Cheti Chand, which is the beginning of their calendar year. [20] Manipuris also celebrate their New Year as Sajibu Nongma Panba on the same day. [21]
The festivals described below are in chronological order as they occur during a Shaka year, starting with Shaka new year festival of Gudhi Padwa. [142] [143] Gudhi Padwa: A victory pole or Gudi is erected outside homes on the day. This day is considered one of the three-and-a-half most auspicious days of the Hindu calendar and many new ventures ...
Gudi may refer to: Gudi (instrument), a type of ancient Chinese flute; Gudi, Iran, a village in Hormozgan Province, Iran; Gudi, a term for a Hindu temple; The gudi, a symbol associated with the Hindu new year in India Gudi Padwa, Marathi and Konkani Hindu new year festival; Gudi Gantalu (lit. ' Temple bells '), a 1964 Indian Telugu-language film
A Maharashtra Mandal is a social group formed to preserve the culture of those born in the Indian state of Maharashtra, and speakers of its language, Marathi, who live outside the state. Such groups exist in India and throughout the world, examples being in Helsinki , Brussels , Houston and Dar es Salaam .
A Marathi Hindu procession on traditional new year day called Gudi Padwa This festival is called Ugadi or Yugadi in other regions such as Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka: Date: 26 March 2009, 23:24: Source: Flickr: Author: Abhijit Tembhekar from Pune, INDIA