Gudi Padwa
gudi padwa spring festival marking start lunisolar new year marathi konkani hindu celebrated around maharashtra goa damaon start chaitra first month lunisolar hindu calendar festival characterised colourful floor decoration called rangoli special gudi dvaja saari dhoti piece cloth garlanded flower mango neem leaf sugar crystal garland called gathi topped upturned silver copper vessel celebration also includes street gathering dancing festive food maharashtra first day bright phase moon called gudhi paadwaa marathi गुढी पाडवा pādvo konkani पाडयो kannada ಪಾಡ್ಯ telugu పాడ్యమి paadyami konkani hindu variously refer day sausāra pāḍavo sausāra pāḍyo सौसार पाडवो सौसार पाडयो respectively telugu hindu celebrate occasion ugadi kannada hindu karnataka refer yugadi युगादि ಯುಗಾದಿ sindhi people celebrate day cheti chand observed emergence day jhulelal prayer offered jhulelal festival celebrated making delicacy like tahiri sweet rice sai bhaji however universal new year hindu near gujarat new year festivity coincide fiveday diwali festival many others new year fall vaisakhi april according solar cycle part hindu lunisolar calendar far popular among hindu indian subcontinent also among buddhist hindu southeast asia gudi mean flag according kittel term south indian origin word pāḍavā derived sanskrit word pratipad first day fortnight lunar month first day moon appears new moon day amāvāsya first day full moon gudhi also hoisted occasion giving festival name term padva padavo also associated balipratipada gudi padva signifies arrival spring reaping rabi crop festival linked day hindu god brahma created time universe commemorates coronation rama ayodhya victory ravana start shalivahan calendar defeated hun first century according anne feldhaus rural maharashtra festival linked shiva dance coming together community carry gudi kavads together shiva temple gudi padwa gudi gudhi arranged every household bright colorful silk scarflike cloth tied top long bamboo top one bough neem mango leaf attached garland flower capped silver bronze copper pot handi kalash signifying victory achievement temple located top hill group work together help reach kavad top significance attributed raising gudi follows symbolises victory king shalivahana hoisted people returned paithan symbolises brahma flag mentioned brahma purana may also represent indra flag believed ward evil invite prosperity good luck house traditionally family prepare special dish mix various flavour particularly bitter leaf neem tree sweet jaggery gur gul additional ingredient include sour tamarind astringent dhane seed like pacchadi recipe used ugadi festival eaten reminder life sweet bitter experience belief neembased mixture health benefit festival also known cheti chand among sindhi people navreh among kashmiri pandits jammu kashmir pahela baishakh among bengali west bengal bangladesh puthandu among tamil tamil nadu samvatsar padvo among hindu konkanis goa konkani diaspora kerala vaisakhi baisakhi among punjabi punjab vishu among malayalis kerala ugadi among southindian state karnataka andhra pradesh telangana astronomical basis hindu calendar hindu unit measurement panchanga shaka era vikram samvat meaning gudi gidhi date time rudra centre