Ugadi
is the New Year's Day for the people of the Deccan region of India. The
name Yugadi or Ugadi is derived from the Sanskrit words yuga (age) and
ādi (beginning): "the beginning of a new age". It falls on a different
day every year because the Hindu
calendar is a lunisolar calendar. The Saka calendar begins with the
month of Chaitra (March–April) and Ugadi marks the first day of the new
year. Chaitra is the first month in Panchanga which is the Indian
calendar.
While the people of Karnataka, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh use the term Yugadi/Ugadi for this festival, the people of Maharashtra term the same festival, observed on the same day, Gudi Padwa (Marathi: गुढी पाडवा). Marwari, people of Rajasthan celebrate the same day as their new year day Thapna. Sindhis, people from Sindh, celebrate the same day as their New Year day Cheti Chand. Manipuris also celebrate their New Year (Sajibu nongma panba) on the same day. The Hindu New Year, however, is observed as Baisakhi in Punjab and Puthandu in Tamil Nadu on April 14 or 15. It is also celebrated in Mauritius. the Hindus of Bali and Indonesia also celebrate their new year on the same day as -Nyepi. This tri-state festival is the result of the common rulers from the Satavahana Dynasty
While the people of Karnataka, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh use the term Yugadi/Ugadi for this festival, the people of Maharashtra term the same festival, observed on the same day, Gudi Padwa (Marathi: गुढी पाडवा). Marwari, people of Rajasthan celebrate the same day as their new year day Thapna. Sindhis, people from Sindh, celebrate the same day as their New Year day Cheti Chand. Manipuris also celebrate their New Year (Sajibu nongma panba) on the same day. The Hindu New Year, however, is observed as Baisakhi in Punjab and Puthandu in Tamil Nadu on April 14 or 15. It is also celebrated in Mauritius. the Hindus of Bali and Indonesia also celebrate their new year on the same day as -Nyepi. This tri-state festival is the result of the common rulers from the Satavahana Dynasty
