Ugadi, gudi padwa 2025: Telugu New Year Day, or UgadiThe Hindu Lunisolar is the first day of the calendar. Hindus celebrate it in a big way in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka. While celebrated as the same festival Gudi Padwa In Maharashtra and Era In Karnataka, it remembers the arrival of spring and harvesting of rabi crops.
Yugadi and Gudi Padwa Chaitra’s Hindu Lunisolar month celebrates a new year’s beginning in various regions of India. In 2025, both festivals will coincide with the onset of another major festival on Sunday, 30 March-Chaitra Navratri.
Yugadi and Gudi Padwa 2025 date and time:
Here are date and time according to Drik Panchang:
â–º Telugu Shaka Samvat 1947 begins
â–º Ugadi on Sunday, March 30, 2025
â–º Pratipada Tithi begins – 16:27 March 29, 2025
â–º Pratipada Tithi ends – 12:49 March 30, 2025
Ugadi 2025: Telugu New Year and its importance
Ugadi, also known as Yugadi (“derived from”Era“Earth age and”Etcetera“Earth starts), a major festival in Karnataka, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, which symbolizes new beginnings and prosperity. As the Telugu New Year, it is the time of happiness, reflection and cultural traditions.
Families start the day by cleaning their homes and pulling beautiful Rangolis with flower petals and colored rice. Wearing new clothes, people gather to pray, congratulate the loved ones, and enjoy special festive dishes prepared for the occasion. Ugadi Pachadi, a unique dish that is mixed Six taste-Sweet, sour, bitter, salty, hanging, and spicy – recalls all of different experiences of life.
According to mythology, Lord Brahma created the universe On this day, making Ugadi a deep spiritual and important festival.
Gudi Padwa 2025: A new year celebration in Maharashtra
On the same day, Maharashtra will celebrate another vibrant festival, which marks the Hindu New Year. It is believed that Lord Brahma rebuilt the world after a great natural disaster, which came to light a new era of truth and justice.
People get up early, take a traditional oil bath, and wear new clothes before decorating their homes with colored rangoli. A major attraction of Gudi Padwa is the uplift of “Gudi”, which symbolizes a punished flag win, prosperity and good fortune. It is believed that this tradition brings blessings and removes negativity.
Both Yugadi and Gudi Padwa are filled with happiness, rituals and cultural pride, bringing families together to celebrate a new beginning with hope and positivity. Happy Ugadi and Gudi Padwa!
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