Ugadi Festival: Rituals to perform at Home..!!

If the new year in Western countries starts on january 1st, then the telugu new year starts on Ugadi day. Scientifically speaking why was Ugadi decided as the new year? If you look at it, it is logical. However due to the influence of the english, celebrating january 1st as the new year has been a habit for a few hundred years, so it has become a custom to celebrate it as the new year. So how should the beginning of the telugu New Year be celebrated? And why? Doubts may arise. Scholars say that there is a reason for that.
According to the Puranas, it is believed that this creation began on the first day of Chaitra Shuddha Padya. The era of Shalivahana also began on the day of Ugadi. That is why this day is considered the beginning of the new year and is celebrated as a festival. Ugadi is not only celebrated by the Telugus. The people of neighboring karnataka and Maharashtra. goa also welcomes the new year with the name of Gudi Padwa. Ugadi is also called Yugadi. Yugadi means beginning.

Now.. this time, Ugadi, which is being celebrated by the Telugus, is being celebrated today (March 30). According to the telugu Panchangam, this year we are entering the year of Sri Vishwavasu Nama. If we say the english New Year in numbers, it is known that the telugu New Year has a name. To celebrate Ugadi, one should wake up early, and clean the houses. They take a bath and wear new clothes. They worship their favorite deities make various flour dishes and spend the Ugadi festival happily. Along with worshiping their favorite deities, it is known that various flour dishes are made as prasad. Above all, the Ugadi chutney is eaten first on this day and the rest of the food is eaten. The six flavors (6 flavors) in the Ugadi chutney are signs of the various experiences encountered in life. The meaning behind eating Ugadi chutney is to accept every experience, good and bad, equally and move forward after entering the new year. Ugadi chutney is made by mixing mango, tamarind, jaggery, neem leaves, salt, and chili powder. It is said that this chutney should be eaten with family members. It is known that on the day of Ugadi, it is customary to listen to the Panchanga Shravana with the family.
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Sowmiya Sriram

30/03/2025 02:11 PM