GUDI UBHARLI AAPLYA DAARI

In  INDIA, festivals have been closely associated with  taking important decisions and the auspicious occasion of GUDI PADWA  is one such time .
considered one of the 'sade teen' muhurats the festival to be celebrated on 4 april bears much significance. In Maharashtra, gudi padwa  is a day chosen to start anything new or make an imp investments in property , gold , and silver. it also marks the end of one harvest and beginning of new one, signifying   beginning of New Year by Maharashtrians.

  Gudi Padwa, also known as Ugadi, is celebrated on the first day of the Hindu month of Chaitra, which according to the Gregorian calendar would fall sometime at the end of March and the beginning of April. This festival is supposed to mark the beginning of 'Vasant' or spring. According to the 'Brahma Purana', this is the day on which Brahma created the world after the deluge and time began to tick from this day forth. time began to tick from this day forth. 

India was, and still is to a certain extent, a predominantly agrarian society. Thus, celebrations and festivals were often linked to the turn of the season and to the sowing and reaping of crops. There is a theory that the word 'padwa' might have its roots in the Sanskrit word for crop, which is 'Pradurbhu.' The word 'padwa' as used contemporarily means 'New Year', but this day also marks the end of one harvest and the beginning of a new one, which for an agricultural community would signify the beginning of a New Year. In the case of Gudi Padwa, it is celebrated at the end of the Rabi season. The term 'padava' or 'padavo' is also associated with Diwali, another New Year celebration that comes at the end of the harvesting season, thus substantiating the agricultural link to the festival.  

The 'gudi'
While the 'padwa' part has been explained, you're probably wondering what a 'gudi' is. A 'gudi' is a pole on top of which an upturned brass or silver pot called a kalash is placed. The gudi is covered with a colourful silk cloth and decorated with coconuts, marigolds and mango leaves that symbolize nature's bounty. On Gudi Padwa, you will find gudis hanging out of windows or otherwise prominently displayed in traditional Maharashtrian households. 
Some Maharashtrians see the gudis as a symbol of victory associated with the conquests of the Maratha forces lead by the great hero Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. Gudis are also displayed as they are expected to ward off evil and invite prosperity and good luck into the house. 

there is a traditional relationship between the festival of gudi padwa and 'rangoli' drawing a rangoli is  considered to be a holy ritual on this day. people draw intricate rangoli designs at doorsteps this is belived to bring wealth and prosperity into the home the vibrant shades of the rangoli also reflect the brust of colours associated with the fresh season of spring . holy symbols such as the swastik , om , mangal kalash etc are common rangoli designs

this festival is also known as  Samvatsar Padvo among Hindu konkanis of goa 

Yugadi among the rest of konkani's i diaspora in Karnataka and Kerala   Nav Varsha Samvat among the North Indian states of Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Bihar and Chhattisgarh

In other parts of India this festival is celebrated during

 Nau Roz in Kashmir  Baisakhi in Punjab   Cheti Chand among the Sindhi people    Goru Bihu in Assam   Puthandu in Tamil Nadu and   Yugadi in Andhra Pradesh  Vishu in Kerala.

HAPPY GUDI PADWA  TO ALL 

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