Ugadi Explained: Understanding Its Significance and Why It's the First Festival
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Ugadi: The Telugu New Year and Its Profound Significance
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News18•14-03-2026, 21:37
Ugadi: The Telugu New Year and Its Profound Significance
•Ugadi, the Telugu New Year, falls on Chaitra Shuddha Padyami, marking a new era and the beginning of spring.
•It's called the 'first festival' as Lord Brahma is believed to have commenced creation on this day, initiating the lunar calendar's Chaitra month.
•Celebrations include consuming Ugadi Pachadi (six tastes symbolizing life's experiences) and listening to Panchanga Shravanam for future predictions.
•Other communities like Marathis (Gudi Padwa), Tamils (Puthandu), Malayalis (Vishu), Sikhs (Baisakhi), and Bengalis (Pohela Boishakh) celebrate New Year around this time.
•Ugadi prepares individuals for new beginnings, hopes, and challenges, both mentally and physically, in the upcoming year.