19/03/2026
🌸 Ugadi is the New Year festival celebrated in states like Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
📅 It usually falls in the month of March or April, marking the beginning of the Hindu lunar calendar (Chaitra Masam).
🪔 People clean their homes and decorate entrances with mango leaves (Torans) and colorful rangoli called Muggulu.
🍲 The most special dish is Ugadi Pachadi, which has six tastes (sweet, sour, bitter, salty, spicy, tangy) representing different emotions of life.
🙏 Devotees visit temples and perform special prayers to seek blessings for a prosperous year.
📖 Listening to Panchanga Sravanam (prediction of the new year) is an important tradition.
👗 People wear new clothes and celebrate with family and friends.
🌼 It symbolizes new beginnings, hope, and positivity for the upcoming year.
🪙 Special poojas are done for health, wealth, and success in life.
🎉 Ugadi is also known as Yugadi in Karnataka, showing its cultural importance .