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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 .
A gudi or victory pole is erected outside the house on this day. The special dish on the day includes Shreekhand. Neem leaves are eaten on this day to ward off illness during the new year. Gudi Padwa, like Diwali Padwa and Dasara, is considered one of the three and half auspicious days of the Marathi calendar.
Gudi Padwa, Cheti Chand, Yugadi, Navreh (Chandramana Nava Varsha) Traditional Gudhi: First Day of waxing moon of Chaitra (Hindu calendar) Gudhi Padwa / ChetiChand is celebrated on the first day of the Hindu Lunar month of Chaitra, and is celebrated as New Year's Day by Marathis, Konkanis and Sindhis.
Those following the lunar calendar consider the month of Chaitra (corresponding to March-April) as the first month of the year, so the new year is celebrated on the first day of this month like Ugadi in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka and Gudi Padwa in Maharashtra.
Balipratipada (Sanskrit: बालि प्रतिपदा, Marathi: बळी-प्रतिपदा or Pāḍvā पाडवा, Kannada: ಬಲಿ ಪಾಡ್ಯಮಿ or Bali Pāḍyami) is a compound word consisting of "Bali" (a mythical daitya king, also known as Mahabali) [14] and "pratipada" (also called padva, means occasion ...
Ganesh Chaturthi, a popular festival in the state. Maharashtra is the third largest state of India in terms of land area and second largest in terms of population in India. . It has a long history of Marathi saints of Varakari religious movement, such as Dnyaneshwar, Namdev, Chokhamela, Eknath and Tukaram which forms the one of bases of the culture of Maharashtra or Marathi culture.
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]
Type: Hindu: Significance: Birthday of Rama: Celebrations: Puja to Ram Lalla: Observances: Puja, Vrata (fast), recitation of the Ramayana and its other versions ...