Ugadi / Gudi Padwa (Hindu New Year)
Wed, 7 April 2027
Happy Hindu New Year! May this Samvatsara bring you health, prosperity and wisdom.
Significance
Chaitra Shukla Pratipada marks the start of the Vikram Samvat lunar year — celebrated as Ugadi in Karnataka, Andhra and Telangana, Gudi Padwa in Maharashtra and Navreh in Kashmir.
Traditional rituals
- Raising the Gudi (Maharashtra)
- Panchanga Shravanam — listening to the year's Panchang (South India)
- Eating Ugadi Pachadi / neem-jaggery mixture
Do's
- Hoist the Gudi or decorate the doorway with mango leaves. Regional / family custom
- Listen to the year's Panchanga reading. Scriptural tradition
- Taste the six-flavour Ugadi Pachadi — accepting life's sweet and bitter moments. Lifestyle & wellbeing
Don'ts
- Don't begin the year with quarrels or harsh speech. Lifestyle & wellbeing
Ayurvedic connection
Neem with jaggery at the turn of spring is a well-known seasonal custom; Ayurveda associates bitter taste (Tikta rasa) with balancing Kapha in Vasanta.
Dates follow sunrise-based Panchang for the selected city. Regional calendars may differ by a day — follow your family or temple tradition.