Happy New Year

Wish you happy Gudi padwa / Ugadhi/Yugadi/Chaitra Navratri.

Celebrated on the first day of the Chaitra month of the Hindu calendar (March-April as per the Gregorian Calendar), Gudi Padwa marks the New Year’s Day for Maharashtrians and Hindu Konkanis in India. Gudi Padwa is celebrated as Ugadhi/ Yugadi by the people of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. Both Gudi Padwa and Ugadi are celebrated on the same day.  The Brahma Purana declares Gudi Padwa to be the time on which Lord Brahma created the world after the great deluge. One of the 3 and a half days in the Indian Lunar calendar called “Sade-Teen Muhurt”, whose every moment is considered auspicious in general to start a new activity.

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