Ugadi festival, falling on 30th March this year, marks the beginning of the Ugadi Hindu New Year and is celebrated across Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka. It is considered an auspicious time of the year that brings new beginnings, prosperity and happiness.
With Ugadi 2025 just around the corner, let's look at the Ugadi celebrations, traditions and customs that make this festival special and maybe help you find something to make it feel like Ugadi even if you cannot go back home or have a full-blown celebration.
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The Ugadi significance comes from its connection to the lunisolar calendar, making it the first day of Chaitra month. The Ugadi history can be traced back to ancient traditions celebrating the cycle of time and welcoming the spring season. This day is also believed to be the day Lord Brahma created the universe and is hence a symbol of new beginnings.
Traditionally, Ugadi rituals begin with an early morning oil bath, followed by adorning new clothes and decorating homes with Ugadi decorations like mango leaves and fresh flowers. Ugadi puja is performed in many households to seek blessings from the deities and is considered an auspicious time to kick off a prosperous new year. Other Ugadi festival rituals include visiting temples and reciting religious scriptures.
If you are looking for easy ways to celebrate this festival, you can get in the festive spirit by buying new clothes for the day of festivities and planning a visit to your favourite temples in the city.
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Ugadi celebrations are incomplete without indulging in Ugadi special recipes like the much-awaited Ugadi Pachadi. The recipe encapsulates the six flavours of life - sweet, sour, salty, bitter, pungent and tangy, to symbolise the varied experiences that life offers. Some other traditional Ugadi dishes like Ugadi sweets Bobbatlu, Paramannam and Holige.
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If you don't feel like doing much at home, various Ugadi celebration events are held across different cities that include cultural programs, music performances and traditional folk dances. Many temples even organise grand Ugadi festival celebrations where you can celebrate as a community.
