Ugadi

Telugu and Kannada Hindu new year festival

Ugadi or Yugadi, also known as Samvatsarฤdi, is New Year's Day according to the Hindu calendar and is celebrated in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka and Goa in India. The cycle is actually consists of 60 years, each year individually named. The first day of each year called 'Ugadi'. The word Ugadi can be split into two, Uga means Course of stars and Adi means Starting. It is festively observed in these regions on the first day of the Hindu lunisolar calendar month of Chaitra. This typically falls in late March or early April of the Gregorian calendar. It also falls during the Tamil month of either Panguni or Chithrai, sometimes on the day after Amavasya with 27th Nakshatra Revati. Ugadi day is pivoted on the first New Moon after March Equinox.

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Dr Dhulipala Mahadeva Mani to receive Sahiti Puraskaram on Ugadi. High Court judge to present. Chandrabose gets Atmeeya Puraskaram. Tollywood directors to grace..
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